I agree with the last reviewer in the sense that this album may be downgraded by fans but for me this album is in the top 3 with SOFD and Playing The Angel. For me the bass parts on this record are warm and soothing and the beats are thoughtfully spaced out to give the tracks the time they need to breathe. I also think the melodies are great - essential.

Let's not f**k around here, these guys were resonsible for the breathtaking double a side called 'Ozone Breakdown/The Phanthom' which in itself was the best warehouse groove to come out of London in the whole of 1989 and done THE damage to all associated sound systems...I am thinking Dance 89' (Energy) and other Sunrise, Energy type parties at the time.

Long before the Internet, before relational databases, you could'nt just grab a label and look up a tune, you had to KNOW the tune and this one was well worth the trouble.

Serious respect due.

I have to agree with the last reviewer on this one. When this CD came out it was extremenly well receieved as the effort in pulling these jams together must have ben considerable! I think it's also a great example of how spacey and melodic trance could be against a backdrop of GOA style trance emerging which was not erm... so melodic? You have to remember this is 1993 and trace was relatively new in town. I think the overall result is great and I played this frequently alongside the Psychotrance mixes. Comparing it these days it does feel a bit flat but the good memories and appreciation hold it up in my mind nevertheless.

Often overlooked but wicked, wicked, wicked piece of superbad rhyming from the pioneer & master, set to a catchy looping fat mutherfunk break that seems to continuously build & build. His rhymes develop over the course of the track and the last verse is just the business end of hip-hop and cuts through the atmosphere with that easy flowing old skool style that is associated with Melle Mel. Mike Allen used to cain this on his Capital Radio show in 1985, damn right too cause its f**kin bad ass.

I completly agree with the previous reviewer, the n.IASP track is the outstanding track on this compilation, expecially if you like the Aphex Twin's ambient works productions. If fact, this tack could sit nicely on the Selected Ambient Works 85-92 album, maybe replacing Blue Calx which in my opinion would sit better on the second ambients works album, but nevermind that I'm drifting off topic. The n.IASP track is very simple but uses seom very appealing melodies arranged thoughtfully to keep the track interesting. One of my fave Aphex tracks.

The Paul Paredes mix of 'Little Dee' just oozes with that phat funkiness only Mike Dunn can chat about - know what I mean? Its a fairly simple arrangement but contains 4/5 key components that make it so damn funky! Not sure if it's the looped idle chit chat undertaken by the homeboys, or the ping pong beep sequence or maybe even the super fat bassline thats doing the damage? I think it must be a combination of the lot that flicking my switches.

Bad ass tune.

Nu Groove was doing it! As a house label back in the day. Out of the extensive catalog there are some absolute killer recordings that got hammered at early raves in UK 88/89 and pirate radio in 90 - There is also some pretty poor productions too, but you have to appreciate the spirit and diversity of this label - An all time great house label. If I have to pick favs its gonna be the 33 1/3 Queen release or Rydims from Bobby Konders or In The Pocket by Dynamic Duo- but hey there's so many!

Wicked piece of tripped out house music. There is a nice little keyboard sequence that is running through this groove every two bars as the track builds with layers of subtle sound being applied. This tune is also very funky indeed, as the prodution is tight and the sounds are refreshing. Finally, a sound I can only describe as the Bionic Man jumping sound effect, pops up aswell during this recording. A nice record to drop in to the mix to add depth and a bit of mystery where it counts.

This version of 'All The Way Around' is absolutely amazing. I can't describe in words how beautiful and effortless his vocal is on this record, it is just quality. I heard this first on this recording, and then checked the album version - no comparison. Marvin Gaye had a well documented habit, and he ventured down a road which was always ultimately gonna be prohibitive, I just help feeling this man when I listen to this music and feel gutted when I remember his final chapter

I beg to differ from comments above. One of the first commercially sucessful rap records maybe, but this record was shunned by the underground at the time. Regarded as an insult to the hard working hip hop pioneers developing the scene through block parties in the Bronx. This group was pulled together to cash in on what was happening on the street. Personally I can't even listen to this one nowadays, give me Flash & the 'official adventures' anyday, and I'll make my own rhymes up.