Amalgamation Of Soundz, The

Amalgamation Of Soundz, The

Real Name:
Mark Hartbottle & Jean-Claude Thompson
Profile:
Jean-Claude and Mark met each other in 1990. Since then they have worked together under the name "The Amalgamation Of Soundz", having released plenty of 12"s on different labels such as Filter, Ubiquity & Airtight. They both have lived in London for many years now and are long-time members of the local underground dance scene, and highly-rated DJs as well. Having a residency at Fabric and also being heavily booked by trendy underground clubs and bars such as The Clinic, Met Bar in London as well as at many different clubs all over the planet, their DJ-Sets are always a very enjoyable journey into the leftfield beats area. Besides dj-ing and producing Jean-Claude works at the shop "Release The Groove Records", London's first address when it comes to quality dance music. There he commands the jazz and electric beats section, using his assurance and encyclopaedic knowledge to persuade the punters to buy vinyl on his terms.
Aliases:
Tommi Sparxxx
Members:
Jean-Claude Thompson, Mark Harbottle
Variations:
All | Amalgamation Of Soundz, The | Almagamation Of Soundz | Amalgamation Of Soundz
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Releases:
Theory EP (12", EP)   Filter 1996
Amalgamation Of Soundz (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Filter ... 1997
Same Difference EP (12", EP)   Filter, Filter 1997
Keyvan's Paper ◄ (2 versions)   Filter 1998
Things Amiss / Once Bitten (12")   BBE 1998
E.P. V (12")   Filter 1999
Enchant Me (Maxi) ◄ (2 versions)   Filter 1999
Part II (CD, Album)   Filter 1999
Room With A View (Comp) ◄ (2 versions)   X:treme Records 1999
The World (12")   Chocolate Boy Recordings 1999
Batunova Scat / Renegade Theme (12")   Ubiquity Records 2000
Disfunction (12", Promo)   Axed Vinyl 2000
Melons / Latmo (Single) ◄ (2 versions)   Airtight 2000
Alone (12")   Compost Records 2001
D.A.F. / Hold Up In Dublin / KB (12")   Shadow Cryptic 2002
Hope (12", Promo)   Shadow Cryptic 2002
Maze (12")   Earth Project 2002
Coastal EP (12", EP)   Tru Thoughts 2003
Fabric 12 (Comp) ◄ (3 versions)   Fabric (London) 2003
To Find A Quiet Space (12")   Atcha Recordings 2003
Remixes:
Freedom From Pity (Maxi) ◄ (2 versions) Freedom From Pity (Ama... Dorado 1997
I Dream Abused (12") I Dream Abused (The Am... Dorado 1997
Lost In Space - Divaz 'n' Bass ◄ (2 versions) Freedom From Pity (The... Lacerba 1998
Real Ibiza (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Freedom From Pity (The... React 1998
The Door (12") The Door (Amalgamation... Chocolate Boy Recordings 1998
To Ulrike M (Maxi) ◄ (2 versions) To Ulrike M. (Amalgama... Dorado 1998
Carte Blanche Volume One: The Aquanote Session (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Funkin Around (Amalgam... Naked Music Recordings 1999
Spaced: Collected Works 1980-1999 ◄ (2 versions) Funkin' Around (The Am... Luv N' Haight 1999
Wallpaper Mach 1.5 / Limitless Luxury (CD, Comp) To Ulrike M. Sweet Mother Recordings, Neverstop 1999
Naked Music Presents Carte Blanche Volume One (CD) Funkin Around (Amalgam... Astralwerks 2000
Blueprints (Volume 1) (2xCD) The Door (The Amalgama... Slip 'n' Slide Blue 2001
DJ Smash Presents Phonography ◄ (2 versions) Hey Jude (Funky Remix) Blue Note 2001
Lucid (The Amalgamation Of Soundz Remix) (12") Lucid (Amalgamation Of... Moving Shadow 2001
Missed Torsion Rmx EP (12") Missed Torsion (Amalga... Spinning Wheel Records 2001
Acid Jazz Vol.1 (Cass) Snowblind (The Amalgam... Zона Отрыва 2002
Back To Love ◄ (2 versions) Back To Love (The Amal... Moving Shadow 2002
Minuit (CD, Album) Snowblind (The Amalgam... Jaboo Records 2002
Giffin (Single) ◄ (3 versions) Giffin (The Amalgamati... Ninja Tune 2003
Meaning & In The Air - The Remixes (12") Meaning (The Amalgamat... Punkt Music 2003
Remixes Volume 1 ◄ (2 versions) La Cugina (Amalgamatio... Compost Records 2003
Jazz Lounge 2 (2xCD) Giffin (The Amalgamati... Water Music Records 2004
Lazy Days & Sundays (CD, Comp, Dig) La Cugina (The Amalgam... Instinctive Travels 2004
1958 Breaks (CD) Low (Reconstruction By... Isound Labels 2005
Break Out (12") Low (Reconstruction by... Ninja Tune 2005
Konfusion (2xCD, Album) Low (Reconstruction By... Ninja Tune 2005
Skalpel / 1958 Breaks (CD, Album, Enh + CD, Album + Box) Low (Reconstruction By... Isound Labels 2005
Virgin Ubiquity Remixed EP 2 (2x12", EP) Sunshine Rapster Records 2005
Milano Lounge (2xCD, Comp) LaCugina (The Amalgama... Wagram 2008
Supperclub Naivety (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) La Cugina (The Amalgam... United Recordings 2009
Jammin' It Up (12", Promo) Jammin' It Up (Amalgam... Fierce Beatz  
DJ Mixes:
Room With A View Too (CD)   X:treme Records 2000
Pure Future 2002 (CD)   Tripmag 2001
Appears On:
Fuse (Remixed) (EP) ◄ (2 versions) Fat (The Amalgamation ... Mammoth Records 1999
Room With A View Too (3xLP)   X:treme Records 2000
Remixes (12") Snowblind (The Amalgam... Compost Records 2001
Café Del Mar - Chillhouse Mix Vol. 3 (3x12" + Box) Maze (Original Mix) Café del Mar Music 2002
Minuit (CD, Album) Snowblind (The Amalgam... Compost Records 2002
No One Else (12") No One Else (The Amalg... Dorado 2006
Tracks Appear On:
Compact Disco - Free (CD, Comp) Fiesta De Castellon Cutting Edge 1997
Highway & Landscape (2xCD, Comp) Eric Distance 1997
Elvis Never Meant Shit To Me ◄ (4 versions) Moments Like This, Key... Filter ... 1998
Lost In Space Drum 'N' Bass 2000 ◄ (2 versions) Tears For Yazd Lacerba 1998
The Rebirth Of Cool Seven (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Tears For The Yazd Island Records 1998
Highway & Landscape - The Journey So Far! (3xCD, Comp + Box) Eric Distance 1999
Mystic Brew - The Main Ingredients ◄ (2 versions) Silicone Fat City 1999
Radio Utopia 1999 Millennium Funk (CD, Comp, Ltd) Keyvan's Paper (Docume... B92 1999
Serve Chilled (2xCD) Enchant Me (Original V... Hed Kandi Records 1999
Café Del Mar - The 20th Anniversary (1980-2000) (2xCD, Comp, Dig) Enchant Me (Original V... Café del Mar Music 2000
Chillout (2xCD + CD) Enchant Me (Original V... Decadance Recordings 2000
Codachromes Chapter Two (CD, Comp) Keyvan's Paper ? Docum... Distance 2000
Codachromes Post-Christmas Pudding (CD, Mixed, Comp) The World Distance 2000
Future Sounds Of Jazz Vol. 7 ◄ (2 versions) Phuture Soundz Compost Records 2000
London Xpress (CD, Promo) Salsin Nuphonic 2000
Nova Tunes 01 (CD) Enchant Me (Radio Edit) Nova Records 2000
Off-Centre - A Riot On Old Street (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Freedom Suite BBE 2000
Room With A View Too ◄ (2 versions) Jus' Listen X:treme Records 2000
Solar Spectrums (2xCD) Textures Obsessive 2000
The New Latinaires 3 ◄ (2 versions) Batunova Scat Ubiquity Records 2000
The Off Centre Sampler (12", Smplr) Freedom Suite BBE 2000
The Sounds Of Summer (CD) Melons BMG (Netherlands) 2000
Tribes Of Da Underground Vol. 5 - The Vocals And Instrumentals (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Enchant Me INFRACom! 2000
Blueprints (Volume 1) (2xCD) Batunova Scat, Batunov... Slip 'n' Slide Blue 2001
Buddha Bar Presents: Amnesty International 40th Anniversary (2xCD, Comp) Tears For Yazd George V Records, Wagram 2001
Compost One Hundred (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Guilty As Charged Compost Records 2001
Deep Trance (CD, Comp, Promo) Eric Millennium Records 2001
Dig It One (CD, Comp, Ltd) Alone Compost Records, Jazzanova Compost Records (JCR) 2001
Dynamic House 04 (CD, Comp) Melons Clip Recordings 2001
Earth Volume 5 (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Shrinking Your Head Earth ... 2001
Excerpts From The Album Man Ray (12") Droplets Milan Records 2001
Fueled For The Future (CD) Phuture Soundz SMEJ Associated Records 2001
Highway & Landscape 3 (2xCD) Resurrection Distance 2001
Man Ray (CD, Mixed, Comp) Droplets Milan Records 2001
Pure Future 2002 (CD) Lift You Up, 127 Tec Tripmag 2001
The Big Chill - Glisten ◄ (2 versions) Textures Big Chill Recordings 2001
The Salinas Sessions (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Alone INCredible 2001
Acid Jazz Vol.1 (Cass) Alone, Ten Scroats To ... Zона Отрыва 2002
Bargrooves - Fall (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Alone Seamless Recordings 2002
Bargrooves - Indian Summer (2xCD) Maze Seamless Recordings 2002
Break N' Bossa Chapter 5 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Saisin Schema 2002
Café Del Mar - Chillhouse Mix Vol. 3 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Maze (Original Mix) Café del Mar Music 2002
California Dreamin' (CD) Ten Scroats To A Pound Milan Records 2002
Distance Cafe (Box + 3xCD, Comp, Mixed) The World, Keyvan's Pa... Distance 2002
Electro Jazz Session (2xCD, Comp) Keyvan's Paper (Docume... Wagram 2002
Elemental Chill - Volume 2: Earth (CD, Comp) Alone Kriztal Entertainment 2002
Fueled For The Future (CD, Mixed, Comp) Ten Scroats To A Pond SMEJ Associated Records 2002
Kickin' It - Samba Style (Album, Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Batunova Scat Ubiquity Records 2002
Mezzanine De L'Alcazar Volume 2 (2xCD) Enchant Me Wagram 2002
The Night Is Young 2 (CD) Batunova Scat Life Enhancing Audio 2002
Your Lounge Your Music 3 (2xCD) Alone 541 2002
Every Day A Story (CD, Comp) Alone Klik Records 2003
Fueled For The Future (5xCD, Mixed, Comp) Phuture Soundz, Ten Sc... Compost Records 2003
Fueled For The Future - Volume 2 (CD, Comp, Mixed) Phuture Soundz Compost Records 2003
Fueled For The Future - Volume 4 (CD, Mixed, Comp) Ten Scroats To A Pound Compost Records 2003
Limited (CD) Enchant Me Cinq Etoiles 2003
Soulfragettes (CD) Maze Recoup Records 2003
Agent Du Monde Presents The Marrakesh Mission (2xCD, Comp + Box) Sharm Ocho 2004
Electro Jazz Divas (CD) Enchant Me (Original 1... Wagram 2004
Lounge Candelas Version 2 (2xCD) Hold Up In Dublin Med Musik 2004
Pathaan's Global Sunset (2xCD, Comp) Destiny Altura Music 2004
Earth Experience (3xCD) Shrinkin'Yo Hed Good Looking Records 2005
Twelve Inches Of Pleasure - BBE Singles Part One (CD, Comp) Once Bitten (Rascal Dub) BBE 2005
Nu Jazz Cool The Essential Album (2xCD, Comp) Enchant Me Essentials (2) 2006
BBE Sampler (Volume Two) (CD, Comp) Things Amiss BBE  
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Review by Risingson Jun 11, 2005 (edited over 4 years ago)
Always interesting and sometimes unforgettable, these pair of eclectics have been releasing downtempo, in many of its variations, during ten years, leaving great tracks in compilation albums, which makes it really difficult to follow their track. Their two albums are quite good, though one feels that they are a collection of songs lacking a really consistent mood. Because what trascends from The Amalgamation Of Soundz is some songs which are among the best electronica: the epic batucada "Batunova Scat", the sweet "Enchant me", the sexy "Cat in the rain", the iconic "Keyvan's Paper" - Saint Germain in all their albums have not been able to release anything better than this house and jazz... amalgamation -, the ethnic "Tears for Jadz"... and their amazing mixes. And their DJ sets. Only some tracks which follow the unadventurous "lounge chillout" lead somehow lower their caché. But it is SO unfair that not many people knows them...

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