super slick. daniel bell finally reworks an akufen cut. instant classic. The vocal from "My Way" works its way in after a long dose of dbx minimalism, every layer stabbing you in a different spot. Bell's rmx is a testament to Marc LeClair's skills and rising status as North America's most original and prolific tekhaus producer.

Hakan Lidbo throws down with the kind of electro that makes you want to remove your brain and give it a good rinse. Seventh City/Telegraph artiste Cabbane also at the top of his game, more succinct and dancey than some of his past projects.

time and patience is something richie has always shown to the techno world. i have had arguments with dancefloor dj's who would like to believe he's just a knob twister... over simplistic and boring... the subtlety and artistry is obviously lost on the sheep. first off: the track selection... or loop selection to be more precise, and the editing. the montage of the bits and peices is scientific, cerebral and as close to perfection as it gets. i have a bunch of the cuts in this mix, i bought them never having taken a close look at the DE9 tracklist. I get little tingles in my spine when i hear another bit or peice from a beloved record in my collection.

Big props to mr. hawtin for this offering. between this studio production and his touring with final scratch i KNOW we can expect another decade of innovation.

techno uber alles yawl.

this is the quintesential jeff mills mix if not the quintesential detroit techno mix. constant, banging energy... relentless, layered and textured. i find myself laughing hysterically right about the time he drops the first taste of Strings of Life... after that its pure manic body-jacking of the most sublime variety.

the adam beyer remix of woodcarver is, without a doubt, my favorite krome track...

something about that dynamic. its not the same when krome and beyer sit down together and make tracks. but when beyer sits down to rmx a krome track, something magical happens. definately here and to a lesser degree on the Burn Rubber Burn remix.

Is Beyer trying to impress Krome with the remixes? Whatever it is, it works. This is the track that turns techno dancefloors into pits of jacking, sweating lunatics.