James Zabiela - Utilities


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Label: Renaissance
Catalog#: REN21CD
Format: 2 x CD, Mixed
Country:UK
Released:20 Jun 2005
Genre: Electronic
Style: Breakbeat, Tech House
Credits: DJ Mix - James Zabiela
Notes:On some covers track #03 is The Consumer, which isn´t correct. At the official Renaissance website it´s #03 Kevin Freeman with "Lost Planet" and that´s the right track.
It was planned to be The Consumer, but James chose another track by another artist in the last minute. It never got corrected on the covers though.. bummer!
Rating: 4.22/5 (23 votes) Rate It
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Tracklisting:

1-01 James Zabiela & Nick Boulton Quantum Realities (Intro)
1-02 Decomposed Subsonic Atlantic View
1-03 Kevin Freeman Lost Planet
1-04 Wyatt Earp & Little Mike Android (Original Mix)
1-05 Aphex Twin Windowlicker (Kriece Remix)
    Remix - Kriece
1-06 Solid Groove This Is Sick
1-07 James Zabiela EyeAmComputer
1-08 Soundex (2) On/Off
1-09 Lee Coombs Outta My Mind (Breaks Mix)
1-10 Lee Coombs Outta My Mind (House Mix)
1-11 Will Saul Mbira (Infusion Remix)
    Remix - Infusion
1-12 James Zabiela Robophobia (JZ’s Childhood Edit)
1-13 Abysm Future Love
1-14 Silvertone Theme From Silvertone
1-15 Hugg & Pepp Snabeln
1-16 Hisham Samawi & Dennis Rodgers Through You (Outro)
2-01 Hisham Samawi & Dennis Rodgers Through You
2-02 Martin C* The Escape
2-03 Trentemøller Rykketid
2-04 Walter Ercolino One Flew Over The Cocoo’s Nest
2-05 Montero Captain Hook (House Mix)
2-06 Rob Mooney Feelin' Electro
2-07 Buick Project At The Rave
2-08 Gerome Sportelli Growth
2-09 Hugg & Pepp Pellefant
2-10 PMT Gyromancer (Elite Force Mix)
    Remix - Elite Force
2-11 Carbon Community Simon Says
2-12 Ellen Allien Sehnsucht (Zabiela Live Edit)
    Remix - James Zabiela
Recommendations:

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John Digweed - Fabric 20 (CD, Comp, Mixed)

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James Holden - Balance 005 (2xCD, Mixed, Comp)

Deep Dish - Global Underground #025: Toronto (2xCD)

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User Reviews:
7.52, Apr 03, 2007

I am sorry but in all honesty, my personal opinion is that this is one of the worst compilations I have ever heard in my life. I mean I get and appreciate what he is trying to do and again if you will allow me to be brutally frank again, I am actually a huge fan of Zabiela. He really loves his music and quite frankly when it comes to djing that is all that really matters; how much you love the music, which eventually leads to your wanting to manipulate it (thus compliations were born). I would not mind seeing him live and I believe he is a truly talented DJ. That said, I will not compromise my opinion over this tech effects disaster. The tracks are okay but the mood and tone are horrible. It sounds like a dj who is intentionally trying to make unbearable noise not because it is what he is comfortable with, (see Holdens At the controls for jaw dropping personal experimental music) but because being different is good. In this case it is not. A disaster of truly monumental proportions. Almost, but not nearly as bad as Fundacion NYC; sasha, age of inception? occupation? testing base? I mean really you guys.... play the records and not your ego, it sounds better

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