One can't deny the insanity of "Life Goes On", a ridiculous track that cuts straight to the point, with a total disregard for dancefloor sensibility. It's brilliant. There's a certain crunchy, poppy acoustic to the track that works out wonderfully. God only knows how he created/found those vocal samples.

The first track on this 2x12" is the standout. The DaSilva/McCreary mix is a well-engineered mixup of house, breaks, and and even a touch of ragga after the breakdown towards the end. It was perhaps too eclectic to have received widespread support from the usual suspects. Lots of interesting hits and sounds in this track. The main vocal sample and the synth strings sound like they are straight off a circa-79 disco epic. Keeps a great energy while staying in under-130bpm territory. It definitely has a dated sound now, but it's still an exceptional record that I would go as far as to consider an essential record of 1994.

One of the tunes that embodies the late 80's Hacienda sound. Mike Pickering would play this tune out at the Hacienda all the time and the crowd would go nuts. Certfied classic. Don't let the cover art of the subsequent releases scare you away.

This mix represents Tiesto's last glimpse of quality. Though I have never held Tiesto as high as many artists, I believe he churned out some quality trance releases in the mid 90's (thinking of the Forbidden Paradise and Lost Treasures mixes), and while he has rarely hit primo status for me, it's good for what it attempts and occasionally succeeds. There was a melancholy and unique edge to alot of what he put out, and this release is his last mix where he accomplishes this. After this release, his sound drifted away from any kind of accomplished sound or "edge" and now seems to focus solely on being examples of top trance club hits. Anyways, back to this release. Things start off nicely with Theme From Norefjel, perhaps Tiesto's best production to date. From there, we move through several other quality tunes, such as La Paloma, Lost You Somewhere, and some other tracks in that same sound vein. All things considered, this is probably my favorite Tiesto mix, though I have not heard some of the Lost Treasures mixes. I do suggest before passing severe judgement on Tiesto that you give this release a listen, as well as some of his earlier mixes.

The James Holden Remix is absolutely amazing... Quite possibly his best work to date, remix or otherwise. Quite a departure from the original, its a fuzzy, very atmospheric piece. It runs the risk of being pigeonholed in the progressive house genre, as does much of Holden's work from the time, but this one prevails above any pretenses of the genre. Highly recommended that one seeks this out and gives it a spin!

This is the remastered reissue or whatever, but it is missing the last track of the original, "Perfect". I'm not sure the reasoning behind this, but it's worth your trouble to seek out an original pressing of this album or the "Perfect" single release, as the track is really wonderful.

Infectious pseudo-disco dance track from 1983, fast paced and sugar coated. It's a take on Frank Zappa's "Valley Girl," except taking a stab at ultra-flamboyant homosexuals instead. I think it suceeds on multiple levels, and it's one of my favorite italo-disco tracks. I'm really glad Panama Records rereleased this track, as it was ridiculously hard to find prior to this, being only on white label.

The first track, "The 900 Number," just so happens to be the most repetitive piece of non-experimental music that I have heard. It's an 8 bar horn loop over top of a 16 bar drum loop without any changes or additions throughout the entire track. And it's over 6 minutes long. There isn't even a lead in or lead out. A fascinating piece of repitititititititivity.

"Sweety" is a totally mindblowing track. It has murky and fuzzy sound (like they turned down the high end on all parts of the track) with absolutely gorgeous bassline and melodies. The result is an organic, truly uplifiting experience. Brilliant! Its a shame you don't find many records like this.

Absolutely god-awful record. I remember hearing it on a horrible Rave-Till-Dawn compilation. Title is repeated throughout on vomit-inducing techno stabs.