The most satisfying track is "Dozia's Nou Lion Mix" by DJ Dozia from Philadelphia, who often works closely with King Britt. This mix relaxes you with some calming moog-synth while the lyrics by Vikter Duplaix are soulful and show-off his vocal range. 5 out of 5.

One of Danny Tenaglia's finest house productions. The pick of this 12-inch is "Give My Dub To You". The bassline and piano chords work beautifully together with Vanessa Daou's haunting lyrics (on continual reverb echo) captivating the listener throughout. Up tempo kickdrum beats and some interesting moog-synth sound effects give the track a distinctive feel.

Wonderful stuff from one of the great icons of the underground scene. 5/5

Farley and Heller complete the Late Night Sessions saga and like finales should, continues the theme and goes out with the best. This compilation takes you on a journey and Francois K's classic track is definately at home here. In fact, the first disc has plenty of timeless house music-Dubtribe's 'Equitorial' always gets you jammin', King Britt's 'Scuba' gives you a rest, the Good Rev.'s 'Faith' pleasantly sneaks up on you after a moody 'Restless Nights'. It's always good to end a mix on an upbeat vibe and Alton Miller's 'Sweet In The Morning' is just that. Disc two gets immediately into the groove with 'Organ Nights' and doesn't let up. Although now played to death and consequently out of fashion, Blue Six's 'Music and Wine' is still for mine Naked Music's crowning glory and it fit's in well here. Nick Holder produces two tracks here-'Singin' Da Blues' and 'Paradise'-both are brilliant. 'Float' does just that until 'Going Away' and 'Flower' put you in a trancelike state ready for David Alverado's 'Ascension'. 'From Nowhere With Love' brings you back down to earth to finish with some beautiful vocals on 'Baghdad Cafe' and Mutiny's 'Bliss'. Music aside, there's text in the sleeve notes about fashionable places to hang around the U.K. Not much use now, but would give people an interesting insight into club life at the turn of the century. 5/5

The sleeve on the CD claims 'superb mix...to set the mood for those late night sessions'. Well, it need not be a late night to enjoy this selection as 'Happy Feeling' by Mateo y Matos will get you up and about anytime of the day. In fact, the first disc is my preferred of the two, tracks 4 through to 12 flowing nicely, the highlight being the Ron Trent produced 'African Blues-Word Sound Power' by Urban Sound Gallery-the tribal rhythms are intoxicating! The second disc is definately downtempo, but is lovely and reaches it's climax with 'Out of the Storm' by Incognito, a beautiful track that is at once relaxing yet engaging. Some of the mixes leave something to be desired, tracks being brought in but then rather ubruptly cut, but generally the boys of X-Press 2 seem to understand key-mixing and how to ride the pitch. All in all 4 out of 5 and probably the most satisfying of the Ministry of Sound compilations, alongside Late Night Sessions 3.

From the first bar of Medones Thought you know this is going to be a 'deep' album! What seems as rather simplistic arrangements belies a subtle and wonderfully layered production, with few faults. This is not a dancefloor album, rather something to relax and groove to. Other standout traxx are the groovy bass & warm chords of 'All Love', contemplative 'Jazzy Giggles' and the delightful use of synthesized effects on 'Fathers Little Girl'. Custom Teck-no seems to be a bit out of place, even though it follows the style of the Windy City in the mid-late 1990's. But the finale is possibly one of G.U.'s classics-'Musical High' is over 10 minutes of soulful, deep house with beautiful chords. Highly recommended and 5 stars.