Reviews
MV featuring Hanna — Mr. Roboto
Sunday, 15 January 2006

Introducing the latest release from Sander Kleinenberg's label Little Mountain Recordings. Comprised of Envy and Martin Villeneuve, the group MV gets to work remixing the Styx' classic "Mr. Roboto". MV's original mix combines melody with chunky percussion and bass, while Stef Vrolijk's remix takes the more funky and "techy" road.

 
Narcotic Thrust – When The Dawn Breaks
Sunday, 15 January 2006

This is a great long-playing single containing the title track (“When The Dawn Breaks”) and two others entitled “I Like It” and “Safe From Harm”. With three mixes of WTDB and four remixes of ILI, SFH also rounds out the disc with four remixes. I recognized a few of the remixers like Behrouz, Pete Lorimer and Peter Rauhofer. Behrouz has made the DJ circuit to Honolulu and I wish I could’ve seen him. Unfortunately his mix of WTDB is perhaps the least appealing to my ear.

 
Nick Warren — Global Underground #28 Shanghai
Sunday, 15 January 2006

This whole mix is stellar and I have a new appreciation for the talents of Nick Warren as far as his taste in music goes. It’s great to see World Circuit DJ’s using artists like Shiloh in their sets and I hope it becomes more prevalent as time goes by.

 
Aorta – Love, Hope, Future
Tuesday, 15 November 2005

Aorta has been bouncing around the UK DJ lead worship scene now for about 3 years. This is their first major release and it is being backed by UK drum and bass guru’s Rubik Records. This single provides us with a nice 5 track multi-genre worship CD that has moments of pure joy and inspiration and a few moments of wanting.

 
New Order – Jetstream 2x12"
Tuesday, 15 November 2005

New Order blows us away with this stunning new remix double featuring the song Jetstream from their album Waiting for the Sirens' Call, released this past March. With styles ranging from progressive/tech house all the way to near electro, this premium new set of remixes is not to be missed.

 
Paul van Dyk – The Politics Of Dancing 2
Tuesday, 15 November 2005

Paul van Dyk brings us the long awaited follow up to the first edition of The Politics of Dancing, which some would call one of the most highly acclaimed mix CD's of all time. Right off the bat it's obvious that the man has done it again. Paul van Dyk has come a long way since first reaching the surface of dance music. For years he has used the turntables to bring endless trance gems to light, and this double disc is no exception.

 
Djeh – Self-Title Demo
Thursday, 15 September 2005

This review will be a bit different from my usual reviews. I’m not going to “easy” or anything like that, but it is a bit different. First, it is very appropriate that this CD demo is being reviewed in an issue that features an article about making and shopping demos to labels.

 
Shpongle – Nothing Lasts… But Nothing Is Lost
Thursday, 15 September 2005

The album consists of what I interpret to be 8 long songs cut up in to 20 tracks, the first of which long-time Shpongle fans will be familiar with. The 2004 hit "Beija Flor" is divided to create tracks 1-3. 4-5 make up a massive ensemble of psychedelic melody and progression. Next my favorite piece (tracks 6-8) contains an incredibly unique combo of drums, acoustic bass, and an epic serenade of various synths drawn out over 13 minutes.

 
Sasha — Fundacion
Thursday, 15 September 2005

The very first part of the CD led me to expect the mix to go nowhere and be nothing but dried up progressive with no more value than a used Styrofoam cup. However Sasha proved me wrong very quickly.

 
Sébastien Léger – Electric EP
Thursday, 15 September 2005

Intec presents an excellent new EP from Sébastien Léger, entitled "Electric". The first of the two songs "Lunar" opens with a seemingly meek drum kit. By the time the first synth came in (a sharp bass line), I predicted a mediocre song was developing. The early moments sounded like they weren't quite ready to be a song yet. Instead, they unwrapped into a rapidly improving tune.

 
Cave – Climatic EP
Thursday, 15 September 2005

The first of these three new cuts from Cave, properly named "Arctic", opens just like a typical Cave track. What I mean by that is that once again he's used his signature tribal drum style. As the track develops it turns into an odd sounding mix of dark melody and hard techno.

 
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