Spooky – Gargantuan

Let's face it, truly great house/dance albums (that aren't mix albums) are hard to come by. You can start a list with Leftism by Leftfield and then you're scratching your head because 90s dance electronica is very much of its time. What was mind-bendingly amazing in 1991 is old hat how and it doesn't carry over the "classic" status that old rock does.

I'm not quite as bowled over by this album as some other reviewers but there are some cracking tracks on it. I think Little Bullet Part One IS a classic track which was why Sasha and Digweed played it a lot. Don't Panic is fun but grating at times with that sample and seems out of place with the overall vibe. Schmoo is above average. Most of the rest is pretty decent but not amazing or particularly ground-breaking at the time.

The album is a relaxing take on house music. You can sit back with a drink or intoxicant of your choice and chill to it.

The sped-up Pixies "Broken Face" sample on Track 1 is a match made in hell, completely un-fitting, destroys the album experience. There are moments of excellence included like Aqualung, Little Bullet(s) and Orange Coloured Liquid, but overall the album is far too dated. And they are taking the p*ss a bit too much, what is a warm orange coloured liquid except that ;-)

Besides everything else going on on this album, "Aqualung" is dope!

After waisting lot of my youth mainly with punk and heavy metal music, this was one of my first excursions into electronic music.
The style ranges from oldskool happy breaks of moby or space cube over progtrance like orbital to Electro House like LFO. I still love all of the tunes today. Allthough most of the tracks are quite catchy, they still sound modern and timeless even today.
Trance and house music not allways was/is that easy and independent.

I bought this CD when it first came out in 1993, and still enjoy listening to it today. Upon re-reading the liner notes I was surprised to see there are no credits for the vocal samples used. The ones that I recognise are :-
Track 1 the vocals of Black Francis from the Pixies track Broken Face.
Track 10 the Oooh ooh vocal from The Pixies "Where Is My Mind".

Can't believe no-one's reviewed this classic yet, so here goes.
I recently purchased a copy of this album and having paid a few quid extra for the privelege, I was not disappointed. This has to go down as one of the greatest house/electronic albums in my collection. Pulsating from start to finish, Spooky's (and Guerilla's) own unique brand of progressive dub house is ever present throughout, especially on tracks Little Bullet (Parts 1 & 2) with it's cool clear beats, atmospheric soundscapes and dubby basslines - a real treat. There's no filler here, just ten tracks of wonderfully crafted and addictive progressive house tunes that will have you coming back for more. It really is worth paying that little extra for if you can find a copy.