DJ Hell* - Electronicbody-Housemusic

Label:

React

Catalog#:

REACT CD 226

Format:

2 x CD, Mixed

Country:

Released:

28 Oct 2002

Genre:

Electronic

Style:

House, Electro, EBM

Tracklist

		Electronic House
1-01	Underground Resistance -	Transition
1-02	Metro Area -	Miura
		Vocals - Dei Lewison
1-03	LoSoul -	Warriors (Jam)
1-04	Juan MacLean, The -	You Can't Have It Both Ways
1-05	John Thomas -	Working Night
1-06	Playgroup -	Behind The Wheel (DJ-Kicks Electroca$h Radio Mix)
		Producer - Ewan Pearson , Trevor Jackson
1-07	Justus Köhncke -	2 After 909
1-08	Derrick Carter -	Where U At? (Mix Originale)
1-09	Smith N Hack -	For Disco Play Only
1-10	Pantytec -	Elastobabe (Soul Capsule's Cosmic Warrior Mix)
		Remix - Soul Capsule Productions*
1-11	Massive Sounds -	Expressions
1-12	Recloose -	Ain't Changin'
		Backing Vocals - Genevieve* Featuring - Justin Chapman Percussion - Jerry The Cat
1-13	Scott Ferguson -	Dump Days
1-14	Macho Cat Garage -	The Motorcade
1-15	Mount Sims -	U Know How We Do
1-16	Perspects -	They Keep Dancing (Nuvo Mix)
		Vocals - Mark Erwin
1-17	Bergheim 34 -	Oscillations
1-18	Millsart -	Now Is The Time (Vocal Mix)
		Vocals - Belinda Jenkins
		EBM
2-01	German Broadcasters -	S-Channel (Radio Broadcast Mix)
2-02	Force Legato -	System
2-03	Nitzer Ebb -	Control I'm Here
2-04	DJ Rok* -	Blue Flame
2-05	Bigod 20 -	The Bog
		Vocals - Jean-Luc De Meyer
2-06	Front 242 -	Headhunter
2-07	El Loco -	Ibiza (Club Mix)
2-08	Jay Harker -	Bela Lugosi's Dead (The Voice Mix)
2-09	Nitzer Ebb -	Join In The Chant
2-10	Green Velvet -	Stranj
2-11	Front 242 -	Masterhit (Part 1: Masterblaster)
2-12	Chris & Cosey -	Love Cuts
2-13	Terence Fixmer -	Warm
2-14	Force Dimension, The -	Dance The Algorythm
2-15	David Carretta -	Machines Invasion
2-16	Liaisons Dangereuses -	Avant-Après Mars

Credits

DJ Mix - DJ Hell*

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Rated 5/5

Review by sonorex Apr 03, 2007 (edited over 2 years ago)

Fantastic moments encounter to the listener on CD 1 as well as an hour of mostly name-dropping on CD 2. CD 1 has its magic moments in the change between cold-pressed German Tech-House and smashers like The Juan MacLean's 80ies homage or Derrick Carter's fanfare of the self-esteem. CD 1 is full of brilliant breaks and meets best the special claims of DJ Hell.

To me Playgroup's cover of Depeche Modes Snyth-hymn "Behind The Wheel" is the blowoff. Martin L. Gore has subsumed in several simple metaphors in this track that represent the whole range of music to me: worship and communication, emotion and auto-aggression, egocentrism and cultivated fear of the modern world, devotion and sex. Trevor Jackson / Ewan Pearson rearranged this in a simply hurting way. Unmatched...

The Recloose track as well as Carter's wake some consciousness but at first they kick ass while evolving from what human doubt is stuck in. They are best conjunct by Pantytec'c and Bobby Konders' jazzy rhytm patterns and fit the hedonistic dancer's mood perfectly.

Hell especially refers to "They keep dancing" following the liner notes and in fact it's arrangement is worth all attention but in my ears the full mix is brilliant in its eclectic approach of making you dance with a subtle order to keep s.th. in the back of your mind. Just beautiful!

To me as a passionate EBMer CD 2 don't hide too many surprises though I appreciate a lot that Hell MIXES some fine stuff since many DJs in this genre simply lack of any talent in creating a real flow. Nonetheless this CD is not at all reaching the top what the 1st one is doing in many ways...

Rated 5/5

Review by dirtyirishhooer Aug 24, 2003

I can't believe that nobody has made a comment about this CD yet! I've had it for about six months now and still listen to it all the time. If you're familiar with Tiga's DJ Kicks then you'll know what I mean. Not the same style, but of equal quality.

CD2 is my favorite because of the sheer quantity of serious tracks. The Juan Maclean's 'You Can't Have It Both Ways' is a fabulous electro track - one of the best I've heard, in fact. The DJ Kicks remix of Behind the Wheel by Playgroup is another blinder, and 'U Know How We Do' by Mount Sims is excellent too. The rest of the CD, and CD1, are sublime.

My favourite mix album without a doubt. Sorry about all the superlatives.

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