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John Digweed - Global Underground 006: Sydney - 28-Feb-03 08:58 PM
I took me a little while to get into this mix, but I think I've finally begun to appreciate. This mix seems very ahead of its time and Digweed is able to throw in so many different elements into this mix that it hard to get bored. Digweed does a great job of establishing the mood of the mix with some more subdued trance tracks at the begining of the mix before moving into more housier territory with excellent tracks like "Element" and "Hong Kong Trash". The first disk keeps building before ending perfectly on the mellowed out trance of "Air". The second disk does a good job of extending the mood established on the first disk but is bogged down by an unusual selection of tracks at the end of the second disc(mainly "Words" and "Keep Hope Alive") that really mess with the flow of the album. Overall, an excellent release from Digweed with some amazing mixing featured throughout. 4 out of 5.
Tony De Vit - Global Underground 005: Tokyo - 28-Feb-03 08:47 PM
Really a very unimpressive and unispiring mix considering all the things I had heard about Tony De Vit prior to purchasing this mix. This mix is quite old and shows it age through most of the 2 CD's that it encompasses. The track selection seems particularly poor as there is little variety to the sound that is featured. All of the songs are very hard, "in your face" house tracks that make this set sound incredibley boring. A lot of the vocal samples are so chessey they make me want to hit my head on the wall, easily the weakest GU realese. 1 out of 5.
Paul Oakenfold - Global Underground 007: New York - 28-Feb-03 08:40 PM
Like he's previous GU effort this mix set features rather poor mixing on Paul's part but has too many great tracks to be ignored. Once again Oakenfold is able to build from the excellent opening tracks before letting loose with some huge trance tracks. He is also able to throw in a great breakbeat track("Compusure"), and even some hip-hop("Inside Your Arms"). Includes so many classic tracks that I can't name them all. Unlike his Oslo mix Paul is able to keep up the energy that he establishes on the first disk. The end is a little weak, but it's kind of hard to bring anyone down from the dizzying heights of "Nautical Bodies" and some of the other tracks in the middle of the second disk. A strong effort by Oakenfold. 4 out of 5.
Paul Oakenfold - Global Underground: Live In Oslo - 28-Feb-03 08:31 PM
Oakenfold manages to cover a lot of area on this mix though it seems like he hardly makes an effort to mix the tracks together for the most part. The first disc is the really gem here, it starts out with some great jazzy d'n'b that really helps set the mood before pulling out some of the huge trance tunes that he is most well know for like "In the Lab" and "Innerspace". The second disk unfortunately is not able to live up to to first disk. The second disk is virtually all goa and lacks the sense of "movement" that Oakenfold is brings to the first disk. Will probably sound a little dated, but has too many strong points to ignore completely. 3 out of 5.
Nick Warren - Global Underground 018: Nick Warren - Amsterdam - 28-Feb-03 08:23 PM
The thing that really struck me about this mix is how different it is from Nick's other GU mixes. This mix starts out with "The World" perhaps the greatest opening track that I have ever heard on a mix CD and contiues on in strong fashion with "Eternity". The mix has some other key moments but it seems like the majority of these 2 CD's are bogged down by boring house tracks like the Peace Division mix of "Intensify"(I don't understand what all the hububb is about Peace Division personally) and "Mechanism 4-H". The second disk is able to make up for some of the weaker spots on the first disc, but it seems like it only hits full stride as its ending. Not a bad mix, just not a great one. 3 out of 5.
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