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Reviews & Discussion:
Scuba Feat. Alma Horton - Give It All
May 26, 2003
Deee-Lite - Dewdrops In The Garden
Dec 20, 2002
It is just staright up danceable. Club music that is positive and creative and doesn't hold to any formula. This CD is very underrated, it is funky techno, house, and hip-hop rolled into one big ole' raver good time. They were pioneers of electronic dance-pop. Or at least they deservedly sold a decent amount of records.
Recloose - Recloose Presents Jigsaw Music
Dec 19, 2002
While this is obviously a Pro-tools type mix, you have to look beyond that and say that this is one of the most consistant mixes ever in the future-soul / deep techno / deep house range. Here is a producer highlighting other great producers, and finding common ground in all sorts of funky but remarkably different tracks. There are even a few spots where his turntablist skills make an impact. The liner notes say that it is for the bedroom, but I think it is more danceable than Recloose gives it credit for. My personal favorites are his transition from Herbert's perfectly fucked up house dub of Recloose's own "Can't Take It" into the bizarre gospel chunky-funk of Dan Electro's "Down is the Power"; as well as dropping the brilliant King Kooba disco with horn stabs and Jazz scat remix of Classen Collective's "New Born" right after the biggest broken beat song ever, Opaque's huge remix of "The Crossing" by P'Taah. This cd was so dope I went out and bought all the 12"s I could find with the same songs on them, because everyone is top quality. Five stars all the way, buy this mix!
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The DomU remix is the real highlight though. Retains the melody, particularly the wind instruments, over a very rough broken beat. The bass line with the sweet theme set by the Cinematics moves me to tears, quite literally.
I highly recommend this to any broken beat head or to anyone who likes the Ninja Tune. Some of DomU's best ever remixing and some of the Cinematic's best composing.