François Kevorkian - Masterpiece Created By Francois K

element8, Mar 12, 2008

There's really no denying the fact that Francois K has made waves in all forms of music, be it his intense knowledge and mastery of deep house, his extreme passion for dub and ambient, or his ability to take you for a journey of all types in his DJ set, so it should come to no surprise that he takes this new mix CD to new levels.

Disc 1 is simply a party mix - lots of minimal fanfare and more than a few tracks you're probably sick of hearing (Dubfire's "RibCage" and Audion's "Noiser" need to be retired) - all mixed together, surprisingly, in somewhat of a mediocre fashion.

Disc 2, while starting off deep and brooding, ramps itself up remarkably (and suddenly, if you ask me), breaking in to hard techno and classic, "true minimal" jams that you're not going to hear much of these days. Los Hermanos remix of Rob Hood anyone? Brilliant!

Disc 3 shows us where Francois shines. Deep, sexy, and so precisely mixed - you can tell this is where he put his effort in to this triple disc collection. I'm not one for shuffling in my seat at work, but this entire mix had me rocking out so hard that I instantly just put it back on and listened to it a second time. Choice notes go to Virgo Four's "In A Vision" and probably the best remix of Deee-Lite you'll ever hear.

It's no "Masterpiece" by any means, but it sure is a stunning example of just how versatile the crazy Frenchman is.

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		Napoli
1-01	François Kevorkian	Crystal Wind (Soundscape) (1:21)
1-02	Dubfire	RibCage (5:11)
1-03	Shackleton	Blood On My Hands (Ricardo Villalobos Apocalypso Now Remix) (4:22)
		Remix - Ricardo Villalobos
1-04	Jussi-Pekka Parikka	Dead Serious (2:30)
1-05	D.I.M. (2)	Sysiphos (3:15)
1-06	Audion	Noiser (2:56)
1-07	Martin Buttrich	Hunter (4:09)
1-08	Gabry Fasano	Time Blender (2:23)
1-09	Cobblestone Jazz	Put The Lime In The Coconut (3:23)
1-10	Michel De Hey Vs. Secret Cinema	Compound (M.I.R.K.O. Remix) (4:09)
		Remix - M.I.R.K.O.
1-11	Rino Cerrone	Frame (3:21)
1-12	Rejected	Let's Go Juno (3:13)
1-13	Deadmau5	Not Exactly (6:59)
1-14	Digitalism	Jupiter Room (Martian Assault Mix) (4:13)
1-15	Phantom Power	Acid Über Alles (5:45)
1-16	Beroshima	Horizon (Pig & Dan Remix) (3:52)
		Remix - Pig & Dan
1-17	Gregor Tresher	A Thousand Nights (Part 1) (3:29)
1-18	Olivier Giacomotto	Gail In The O (John Acquaviva & Damon Jee Remix) (3:43)
		Remix - Damon Jee , John Acquaviva
1-19	Scuba Feat. Lisa Shaw	Love For You (Nova Dream Sequence) (3:56)
		Remix - Nova Dream Sequence, The
1-20	Tom Middleton	Shinkansen (4:24)
		Manchester
2-01	Detroit Grand Pubahs	Skydive From Venus (4:41)
2-02	David Hausdorf	Untitled (6:14)
2-03	NSI	Dual (2:04)
2-04	Samuel L. Session	Smokestack (4:23)
2-05	Armand Van Helden	I Want Your Soul (Dusty Kid Sensational Dub Mix) (3:53)
		Remix - Dusty Kid
2-06	Air Frog	Bon Voyage (4:03)
2-07	Fumiya Tanaka	For Set 3 (2:22)
2-08	Joris Voorn	Many Reasons (4:08)
2-09	Axiom & Eric Powell	Resurgum (Eric Powell's Tribal Bitch Mix) (4:33)
		Remix - Eric Powell
2-10	Ben Sims	Feelin Acid 2 (3:18)
2-11	Robert Hood	Still Hear (Los Hermanos Remix) (3:21)
		Remix - Los Hermanos
2-12	Kenny Larkin	Track (Alternativemix) (3:02)
2-13	Ignacio	Chios (2:34)
2-14	Taho	Energy Fields (4:31)
2-15	Chymera	Wish (5:55)
2-16	Levent Faki	Rainbow Delta (Jerome Sydenham Remix) (5:35)
		Remix - Jerome Sydenham
2-17	Dub Taylor	Dub Arp 2 (2:42)
2-18	Drexciya	Powers Of The Deep (2:42)
2-19	Scape One	Sequence Data 1 (2:08)
2-20	Model 500	Nightdrive (Thru Babylon) (5:37)
2-21	François Kevorkian	Space Sweeps
		Tokyo
3-01	Toby Tobias	Dave's Sex Bits (Quiet Village Project Remix) (6:37)
		Remix - Quiet Village Project*
3-02	Orb, The	Little Fluffy Clouds (Cumulo Nimbus Mix) (4:36)
3-03	François Kevorkian	Road Of Life (4:14)
3-04	Pete Shelley	Witness The Change (4:30)
3-05	Deee-Lite	What Is Love (Holographic Goatee Mix) (2:56)
3-06	Orange Water	Lo Tek (3:34)
3-07	Partial Arts	Cruising (5:28)
3-08	Henrik Schwarz	Digital World (4:13)
3-09	Virgo*	In A Vision (3:46)
3-10	Art Of Tones	Praise (4:40)
3-11	Akabu	Phuture Bound (Âme Remix) (5:05)
		Remix - Âme
3-12	Dennis Ferrer Feat. Mia Tuttavilla	Touched The Sky (Joe’s Dub Beats) (3:31)
		Written By - M. Tuttavilla
3-13	Mountain People, The	Mountain003 (2:41)
3-14	Jephté Guillaume Pres. Erol Josué	Papa Loko (You Can’t Steal Papa Loko's Thunder Mix) (7:34)
3-15	Reel Houze	The Chance (5:45)
3-16	Dogma & The Afro-Cuban Rhythms	Mas Suave (4:36)
3-17	Konono No. 1	Ungudi Wele Wel (4:04)

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