Global Underground: NuBreed [Limited Edition]

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As the world of house music slowly expands to include styles beyond its boys 'n' decks caste, British-born, globe-trekking DJ Lee Burridge mightily shows his skills as genre-buster on this double CD. It's hard to pin down the exact points in style that have landed Burridge as a progressive house star, but his fondness for tracks rife with ambient drones, popping breakbeats, house hypnotics, humorous spoken-word snippets, and acid house saturation help define his sound. Burridge just has damn good taste in tracks.

Nubreed takes off with Marshall Jefferson's "Mushrooms" (which discusses the joys of natural psychedelics), leading into the disc's rather monotonous thoroughfare of repetitive groove and unfortunately bland styles. Photek's sideways-slamming "Glamourama" adds a bit of alien intrigue, while Axus's "When I Fall," with its stabs of ominous-sounding synth, has an intriguing darkness to it. But mostly, the first disc is on hold.

The second disc ups the ante, offering deeper, more freakish sounds atop butt-flexing beats. "Are you shitting me?" someone asks in the swirling Moroccan fantasy of John Delirious's "Orange Eyes" as beats recoil like snake charmers on parade. The liquid breakbeats of Leroj's echoing "Stickman" are like airborne sonic booms panning in larger-than-life stereo. Percussion plays a big role, and Burridge favors hard-ricocheting tracks in his trademark mixes. A woman hollers, "Let me go, you bastard, let me go!" in Wally Lopez's schizo "Patricia Never Leaves the House," a wonderfully weird blend of vocal manipulation and wave-crashing beats and sounds. The set ends with Plantastic's "Artifacts," which brings it back home with a militaristic house beat, swooping hi-hats, robot hand-claps, and a "Tubular Bells"-worthy keyboard riff. For shaking up the scene, Nubreed is a breed apart. --Ken Micallef

Product Description
Over the past few years, Lee Burridge's DJ career has come on leaps & bounds & he's carved himself a musical identity on the dancefloor that is now envied by DJs all over globe. Specializing in house music & its many forms, Lee's legendary DJ sets are nothing short of breathtaking. Lee seems so capable when it comes to creating an atmosphere & that's exactly what we see him doing here on the fifth edition of Global Underground's superb 'Nubreed' series. Featuring tracks from Marshall Jefferson, Mood II Swing, Orlando Careca Vs The Cosmonaut, Photek, Blim & Chris Carter, Joshua, Altitude, Rhythmcentric, Mashup, DJ Ryno, Grant Dell & Gareth Oxby pres. Tribulation, Little Mike & Ty Ek, Axus & many more. 2001.

Tracks:

Mushrooms - Marshall Jefferson
The Slippery Track (Dano's Pre Flight Dub) - Mood II Swing
Ceramic - Orlando Careca vs. The Cosmonaut
Glamourama - Photek
Check It Out - Blim & Chris Carter
Watch The Bass (Inland Knights Remix) - Joshua
Nightstalker (Meat Katie Remix) - Altitude
New School Fusion - Rhythmcentric
Do It - Mashup
Turkish Delight - DK Ryno
G Funk - Ty Tek
When i Fall (Strykes Acid Dub) - Axus

Tracks:

Orange Eyes - John Delirious
Stickman - Leroj
Nightstalker (remix) - Mo Shic & Zeidan
The Dign's Alive (Montage Men Dub)
Crucified - Aaron Carl
Patricia Never Leaves The House - Wally Lopez
Grab The Rope - Animated
Next Time - Eric Spire
Revolution - Rocket
Atmos-Fear - Boyd Jarvis
Eskimo (Yellow Snow Mix) - Rennie Pilgrem & Blim
Presence (Golden Dawn Mix) - Heiko Laux
Artifacts - Plantastic

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As the world of house music slowly expands to include styles beyond its boys 'n' decks caste, British-born, globe-trekking DJ Lee Burridge mightily shows his skills as genre-buster on this double CD. It's hard to pin down the exact points in style that have landed Burridge as a progressive house star, but his fondness for tracks rife with ambient drones, popping breakbeats, house hypnotics, humorous spoken-word snippets, and acid house saturation help define his sound. Burridge just has damn good taste in tracks.

Nubreed takes off with Marshall Jefferson's "Mushrooms" (which discusses the joys of natural psychedelics), leading into the disc's rather monotonous thoroughfare of repetitive groove and unfortunately bland styles. Photek's sideways-slamming "Glamourama" adds a bit of alien intrigue, while Axus's "When I Fall," with its stabs of ominous-sounding synth, has an intriguing darkness to it. But mostly, the first disc is on hold.

Album Description

Over the past few years, Lee Burridge's DJ career has come on leaps & bounds & he's carved himself a musical identity on the dancefloor that is now envied by DJs all over globe. Specializing in house music & its many forms, Lee's legendary DJ sets are nothing short of breathtaking. Lee seems so capable when it comes to creating an atmosphere & that's exactly what we see him doing here on the fifth edition of Global Underground's superb 'Nubreed' series. Featuring tracks from Marshall Jefferson, Mood II Swing, Orlando Careca Vs The Cosmonaut, Photek, Blim & Chris Carter, Joshua, Altitude, Rhythmcentric, Mashup, DJ Ryno, Grant Dell & Gareth Oxby pres. Tribulation, Little Mike & Ty Ek, Axus & many more. 2001.

Customer Reviews:

Good Thing There Are Two CD's in This Compilation.......2007-03-17

The fifth installment of the Global Underground Nubreed series features Lee Burridge. Another British born DJ surrounded by some of the worlds' most dominant and influential DJ's who share the same citizenship.
Taking this into consideration, it is not surprising he would try to develop his own sound and style when featured on a Global Underground label release.

However, I'm not sure what he was going for with the set featured on disc 1. I never knew so many like-sounding dreary tracks existed. Don't get this confused with deep and dark progressive house music because it is not even close. Disc 1 is a lot of noise with three or so narrative tracks (ie. track 1-Mushrooms by Marshall Jefferson) thrown in for "good" measure. Play a set like this in a club full of people who paid a hefty cover charge and you will have a very angry mob on your hands...unless they are all comatosed on opiates. It truly is aweful.

Thankfully, disc 2 focuses on what actually works with a successful electronica set. It still is creative and the tracks are predominantly dark progressive house. A bit monotonous overall but can definitely gel with the right mood.

Disc 1 gets my first 1/5 stars ever given! Disc 2 pulls through with 4/5 stars.

Is is worth buying this album for disc 2 alone? Probably not.

Excellent.......2002-08-12

This really is a good CD. All the tracks are well produced and sound great. Its also very versatile, you can either crank it up and have it playing at a party, or just turn it down a little to have it playing in the background while you're having a few drinks and a chat. It's more housey than progressive, which is a good thing, you'll get good vibes from these tracks. Lots of beats, bass, and grooves! It's definitely an upper and not a downer. What really impresses me though is the track selection, and how all of these songs are actually accessible and listenable, you dont have to be in a certain mood to enjoy this set. Another great thing is.. that these tracks have lastability. Compared to other GU releases, namely Darren Emerson - Singapore.. which got on my nerves after the second listening, Burridge's selection awaits me with open arms when i want to come back to listen to it! Absolutely fantastic.

Something different.......2002-07-27

Progressive house has been the most popular sub-genre of dance music among enthusiasts for a few years now. With the increased popularity has come a massive wave of compilations with the same sound, same feel, and sadly, the same songs.

Lee has done something different here. He's created a deep groove, but has done it with fresh songs, combining styles like house/prog/breaks (although not much in the way of breaks) to make something that doesnt sound like any other compilation of 2000-2001-2002. Its a mix filled with funky songs, groovy bass lines, and interesting break downs.

If you're a fan of progressive house, owning mixes by Digweed or any of the other NuBreed releases, and you like a dark groove, this is for you. Its a quality mix.

Different and excellent.......2002-05-13

Before you give in to the bashing and bad mouthing of this 2 CD set, listen to it. This is by far the most interesting Nu Breed set I have listened to. The tracks are different (finally) and there is precision and accuracy. Burridge is known for using different styles within a set and that is what sets him apart from Howells, Sasha, Digweed, etc. and I think that this will make him a better fit in years to come. What makes this a good CD? First off, you don't have to listen to the cd a few times to really feel the flow, like most others. Rarely do you hear a cd that flows with the fluid like motions of Oakenfold or Tenaglia (the two best in the world) and this is one of them. Second, this is not your typical head rush set. I use this set to study, read, or to fall asleep too or to pump myself up during the drive to the club. No, it's not boring, it's music. It's soothing and makes you relax, which is what good dance music is suppose to do. Third point, Burridge does not succumb to the peer pressure of hammering out bassy after bassy tune, or using the typical loop bellowing out 'house music is from God' type nonsense. Burridge is excellent and he keeps the momentum building. My favorite track is 8 on CD 1. Listen, enjoy, and don't be so quick to bash the set because it doesn't make sense right away. After all, if every dj played the same style, how long would it last?

Lee Burrigde..........2002-05-09

i listened to this cd a couple of times already from the net..decided that im buying it tomorow...lee's style is very unique, he spins the very kind of moody dark progressive with a blend of great breaks! if you listen to his kiss fm set from last year, its quite the same as the cd =) its either you love dark moody stuff or you dont, and i do...

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Outside the Kleinenberg Box...Halfway at Least
Finally
Beyond Bliss!
clean, energetic, and simple
solid as expected

Global Underground: NuBreed
Sander Kleinenberg
Manufacturer: Nu Breed
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Fabric 20

ASIN: B00005ASGR
Release Date: 2001-04-24

Tracks:

Atari - Satoshi Tomiie
Day in the Life of an Eastern Assasin
Ain't Gonna - Brent Laurence,
Deep Funk - HernCatto
Spooky
Money Shot
Karma - Tarrentella
Scorcho
Innocente - Delerium, Leigh Nash
Stay With Me - Virtuoso
Obsidian - Banco de Gaia
Onix-1

Tracks:

Story of the Heaviest Bassline Ever
State of Grace - Swayzak
Fly Baby - Audiomontage
Once I've Been There - East West Connection
Yebo - The Art of Noise
Krystal
Trancenavigation
Stauffenberg
Keep the Peace
Modified
Ghosts - The 10th Planet
Hidden Agenda - Sander Kleinenberg

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With this delicious double-disc investigating deep trance to the earthiest degree, Dutchman Sander Kleinenberg proves himself a rare and true gem in the ever-expanding world of DJs and producers. Every track he touches becomes imbued with an expert's sense of love and levity. But the real excitement here is supplied by Kleinenberg's ear for music. Subsequently, his track selection is never anything less than genuinely enthralling: Mike Vandenberg's "Spooky," a scintillating update on Harold Faltermayer; Virtuoso's almost tantric blast of energy, "Stay With Me;" and his own eerie Moroder-esque twister, "Hidden Agenda." Kleinenberg's enthusiastic energy on this seamless mix of trance, techno, and funky house also subtly complements the mood of the music. Witness the way Audiomontage's "Fly Baby" cruises before slipping into the fast lane with East West Connection's punchy dance-floor motions on "Once I've Been There," or even the gleefully assaultive partnership of Marc O'Tools's "Stauffenberg" and Pariah's "Keep the Peace." Everyone knows names like Nick Warren and John Digweed, but this guy is only just scratching the surface of mainstream fame. Buy this set, give him a year, and know that Sander Kleinenberg will be one of the world's top DJs. --Steffan Chirazi

Album Details

Trance compilation features tracks by some of the hottest dance artists around today. Includes contributions from Satoshi Tomei, Delerium, Spooky & many others.

Customer Reviews:

Outside the Kleinenberg Box...Halfway at Least.......2007-05-27

Holland native Sander Kleinenberg hits the decks for Global Underground: Nubreeds' fourth release. I hesitated on this album for a long period of time as I don't really enjoy the majority of Kleinenberg's sets...especially when he is playing live. They lack versatility and depth.

Saying this, I was unbelievably overjoyed with Disc 1 of this album. It still remains one of my favorite compilations to date. He wonderfully builds up the tempo with sleek progressive house tracks and skillfully shifts into darker progressive trance to finish the set off. Kleinenberg clearly embraces his UK influences with his track selection for disc 1.

Disc 2 is more of what I expect to hear when I think of Sander Kleinenberg. Not the first half of the CD, buy definitely the second half. Midway through disc 2 his track selection charts familiar territory. An overabundance of spacey sounding techno and hard progressive trance tracks that seem to blend into one long and mundane track. I lose interest here.

Disc 1 gets 5/5 stars and in my opinion is worth the cost of the album on its own. Disc 2 gets 3/5 stars but rarely gets air time at my place.

Finally.......2006-08-25

I finally got a groove for this album on the second cd. The first disc seems like the same groove for four tracks and doesn't switch until Mike Vanderberg's Spooky. I gave Sander K a chance and bought This is everybody on tour, and I wasn't necessarily feeling that. I gave this album a chance, and established a liking for this high ranked dj. The form of the album reminds me of Sasha-Ibiza in the sense that it takes half the first cd to establish a groove and then follows through with great transitions on the second cd.

Beyond Bliss!.......2006-05-29

I wudnt really write a review unless something is really buggy or extraordinary , so here I couldnt stop myself to rate this magnificent audio masterpiece.

Words fall short describing this extraordinary 'THING', Sander Kleinenberg has put together. The songs emit solid energy rite from the word go, mixing into higher echelons... making you feel ecstatically elevated once every while.
Needless to mention the somewhat magically compiled tracklist. Each song sounds like a gem here, or maybe its the masterful mixing of Kleinenberg. The songs somehow just mix into each other without a trace.... you know just FUSE into each other!

I love Pvd, Ferry, Nick Warren, Dave Seaman, Lawler, Sasha and the likes.... BUT I haven't heard anything like this from anyone of them before.

yeah... its that good!

A MUST buy for anyone who appreciates music in general. or even for the noobs who wanna show off some club action at their local bbq.

10 out of 5 *s any day.

clean, energetic, and simple.......2005-10-31

CD 1: 5 stars
CD 2: 5 stars
This mix is my first Sander K compilation and boy did it come out of left field and knock me on my butt. The entire set is put together differently than most sasha/digweed types out there. It is more focused on beats and how they combined together. Sander K does an awesome job of making the experience a roller coaster ride. First the set starts off slow and builds. Then bam! You're thrown into this blend of clean and rhythmic beats. Pretty soon you can't stop tapping your foot and nodding your head. NuBreed is always a mix you can come back to months later and still have awe and appreciation for it. A pure classic.

solid as expected.......2004-08-14

I didn't discover Sander Klienenberg's mixes until his last one "
Renaissance Presents Everybody"

So, I decided to check out his earlier work and as I expected it was excellent. He has become one of my favorite djs now. Considering I am more into Goa trance, I was impressed with his abilities to perfectly blend together an awesome progressive mix. Highly, recommended. This mix is not as mellow as "
Renaissance Presents Everybody" and it has that dark deep sound to it.

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Solid Tribal House
Tribal House at its Finest!
What an atrocious CD!
Inspiring
Its all about the drums: great, chunking pro. house/tribal

Global Underground: NuBreed
Steve Lawler
Manufacturer: Nu Breed
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Viva
Dubai
Bedrock
Global Underground 013: Ibiza

ASIN: B00004Y7XC
Release Date: 2000-10-17

Tracks:

Acidfire
DBD
Especiale
Twisted
Peptide Bass
Arriba, Abajo - Matthias Heilbronn
Love You Some More - Cevin Fisher
Hifi Freaks - Wizards Of Ooze
Only You
Reap What You Sow
Orgasm - Erotica
From Here to Eternity
Answering Machine - Green Velvet
Feel It - DJ Pippi

Tracks:

Sex on the Beach
Elements - Danny Tenaglia
Feel My Drums - Peace Division
Treaty - Yothu Yindi
Voices - Funky Junction, K.C. Flight
Outside Looking in (Down)
Biggest Thing in Detroit - Del 5
Mangamania - Cormano Vs. Cormano
Up in Flames - Satoshi Tomiie
Beats and Drums
Groundworks - Richard F
Fever - Valentino Kanzyani
Matica

Album Description

28 track dance compilation featuring house DJ extraordinaire Steve Lawler, part of Global Underground's popular 'Nu Breed' series. Tracks include, Dan Robbins-'DBD', Fresh and Low Productions present Fresh Juice II-'Especiale', 2 Boys 1 Girl-'Twisted', Drumscape-'Peptide Bass', Matthias 'Matty' Heilronn-'Arriba, Abajo' and more. 2000 release. Slimline double jewel case housed in a slipcase.

Customer Reviews:

Solid Tribal House.......2007-04-13

There are a lot of interesting reviews regarding this compilation. This is the 3rd Nubreed release under the Global Underground label, and in my opinion, is one of the better ones.

Steve Lawler stuck with what he knows and mixes best...deep and tribal progressive house music. Other reviewers likened his track selection to Danny Tenaglia's and I think that this is a fair comparison for the most part. Lawler tends to lean towards the darker flavors, but both DJ's have a love for tribal drum loops. The negative reviews for this album are mostly from trance purests. This compilation definitely steers wide of this genre of electronica.

I liked most of the track selections used by Lawler, but I'm with the other reviewers that this compilation could have been excellent without the inclusion of a couple of narrative tracks...and especially the multiple sexual inuendo tracks that unfortunately made Lawler's list. Come on, good electronica is sexy for the music and beats alone...you don't need cheesey tracks that include vocals and lirics that mimic sex and organisms! Tasteless.

Despite this, I like both discs equally and consider this album a success. On top of this, the album has aged well since its release.

Both disc 1 and disc 2 get 4/5 stars from me.

Tribal House at its Finest!.......2003-09-18

Hi, I have to apologize for that guy from Tulsa's remarks. I live in Lawton, OK and absolutely love this CD. We don't get classy DJ's like this out here in Oklahoma so I'm sure Tulsa guy was a little depressed when he couldn't find any sweet little melodies or synth lines to keep his mind occupied. No, progressive and tribal house has not made it this far into the midwest, but I am currently working on that with some 1200's and records purchased online. I have decided that I want almost every record featured on the album. Steve's selection is absolutely brilliant. If it is deep, tribal, progressive house you are looking for, buy this CD immediately. If you are looking for trance - avoid it. And don't purchase this CD just because it's from GU - purchase it for the bangin' tribal beats and sexy progressive cuts Lawler is known for. Lawler's mix is absolute perfection on CD 1 and CD 2 keeps it going but gets perhaps darker. The best track, for me, came early on CD 2 with Danny Tenaglia's Elements. If you could imagine someone headbanging to tribal house this is the track they would do it to. It is very sexy and deep - awesome track. Don't let the GU title fool you...Nu Breed series is almost all progressive house - NOT TRANCE! Again, I apologize for the guy from Tulsa's remarks, not all Oklahomans are mindless idiots...

What an atrocious CD!.......2003-06-19

Whatever you do don't waste your money on this disc. It is soooo tiring and monotonous that after you listen to it you may want to break it into many small pieces. This is absolutely the worst CD that Global Underground has put out. Believe me, I have almost all of them. There's really nothing redeeming about it whatsoever. There might be three decent songs on the whole two discs, the rest are horribly, terribly repetitive. It's dark and boring in the beginning, dark and boring in the middle, and dark and boring at the end. There's almost nothing but tribal drum after tribal drum after tribal drum until you go insane and want cut your ears off with a plastic butter knife! You don't need the hospital bills, really. If you want your "dance" music to put you into a drool inducing stupor this is the disc for you. If not, I'd suggest you look elsewhere. Zero out of five stars!

Inspiring.......2003-03-15

I will not ruin the magnificence of these cds by saying too much. The track selection is suberb, and the mixing brings out all of the elements that only a professional, experienced, and creative DJ can produce. Steve Lawler carries on the exact ideas that NuBreed have always expressed.

Its all about the drums: great, chunking pro. house/tribal.......2002-10-22

Chunk, boom, Chunk, boom. In case you haven't heard, Lawler is all about drums and percussion (see his "Dark Drums" series), and leads the pack in a very pure, stripped down, tribal-progressive house. Deep, sexy, chunking drum beats pound away as Lawler paints a monolithic tom tom assault on your soul.

And fear not, for those not familiar with the various genres, I don' mean by "tribal" some kind of world music. No this is deep house or progressive house, with the multiple drums sounds, piled on, hence "tribal".

Lawler has a unique sound that is focused on plenty of mid to high range sound in the mix, that emphasis the whoosh, grind, and tick of the percussive elements, and a deep boom that creates a sharp in your face sound that hooks you in. There is not alot of keyboard or fill in or sound effects, although there is a judicious use of vocal samples here and there.

The knock against Lawler is that his brand of house/tribal to sound the same or wear thin over two discs, and there is some truth to that. Certainy if you are "waiting" for a keyboard break, vocals, or some melodic element--or worse, some peak anthemic moment--it won't come. But if you give into the tick, whump and pulse of Lawler's drum groove you won't regret it. Another mistake is to play this too low, its requires volume to appreciate the unique sound of Lawler. It demands your attention and just won't work in the background. There is little point me going track by track here, as we are dealing with a wall of beats, the source becomes immaterial.

Lawler is the king of this subgenre of progressive house, nothing else in your collection sounds like it, and you should definitely buy if you are any kind of dance or club music fan. This particular GU set is also less quirky and more accessible than the most recent Lawler collection "Lights Out", so start here.

Global Underground: NuBreed
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Not a Bad Global Underground Debut

Howells is a worthy heir to Digweed

The best of the NuBreed Series

Very, very good

Danny On The Decks

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Danny Howells
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ASIN: B00004VVX6
Release Date: 2000-08-29

Tracks:

Let the Show Begin - 16B
Orient - Echomen
Timeslip [Instrumental]
One Way - Echomen
Always - Kerry Green, New Phunk Theory
Mute - Vegas Soul
Voices - Funky Junction, K.C. Flight
Put That Record Back On - DJ Dan
Beat of a Drum - Freak Project
Time Shift
Breathe - Science Dept.

Tracks:

Escape - 16B
Ensaneia [Bonus Beat] - Choc Electrique, Pascal's Bongo Massive
Dooms Day
Midnight on West 27th Street - Lexicon Avenue
Promises
Reach Inside - Pillbox
All Exhale - Luke Slater
Helsinki - Ashtrax
Healer - Bushwacka!
Rebirth
Shaiva
Mindstream (Mind the Bend the Mind) - Meat Beat Manifesto

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Another DJ out of John Digweed's Bedrock school, Britain's Danny Howells has been given one of the more prominent platforms available right now to those in his line of work, a release on the Global Underground label. His mix is an energetic blend of choppy trance or smooth house, depending on your definitions, but one thing is clear--this man has good taste and a frightening focus on dance-floor flow. Playing with the rise-and-fall dreamscape of trance, Howells works with a house music aesthetic in that he starts in hard with a beat and never really drops it out of the mix, especially on the first disc. His ingredients are a mish-mash of DJ colorings, incorporating DJ Dan's subwoofer-destroying house anthem "Put That Record On" on the first disc, and the glowstick waver "All Exhale" from Luke Slater on the second. But he never really tips his hand one way or the other, somehow managing to create a satisfying and relentless record for fans of house, trance, or both. --Matthew Cooke

Album Description

23 track house/techno compilation featuring, 16B-'Let The Show Begin', Echomen-'Orient', Beloved-'Timeslip', Vegas Soul-'Mute', Freak Project-'Beat Of A Drum', Subtech-'Time Shift' and more. Double slimline jewel case with slipcase.

Album Details

Danny Howells is undoubtedly one of the UK's brightest stars. His refreshingly original style of sexy, deep & funky futuristic Tech/Tribal/Progressive House, combined with his silky smooth mixing abilities, has taken off all over the world. his talents have also afforded him the opportunity to accept residencies at some of the UK's best clubs.

Customer Reviews:

Not a Bad Global Underground Debut.......2007-06-24

Danny Howells is the second Nubreed DJ featured in the series. Howells is an innovative and exciting DJ with that extraordinary gift to mix sets that take the electronica fan on journeys using his decks as transport.

Saying this I was a little disappointed with Howells' Global Underground debut. Overall it is still a good album, but I was expecting a little more. This has to do with the Nubreed series itself as the featured DJ's seem to overdo their quest in defining their own signature sound.

Disc 1 is the better of the two. Not highly innovative, but it works, therefore nothing to be overly critical about either.

Disc 2 can get tiresome within a short period of time. Not nearly to the extent that Lee Buridge did on his Nubreed release, but you quickly get a sense that Howells was out to distinguish himself from the rest of the crowd a little too much with this set. Don't despair because he makes up for this common Nubreed shortcoming with his future Global Underground releases.

Keep you eye and ears on this guy. He continues to rise in rank on my personal favorite DJ list. Don't miss him live if you ever get the chance.

Disc 1 gets 4/5 stars and Disc 2, 3/5 stars.

Howells is a worthy heir to Digweed.......2003-01-17

Howells got his start spinning with John Digweed and it shows. This is an absolutely brilliant album. Great tracks, flawless sequencing and seamless transitions. He selects tracks that are more melodic than the dark stuff that Digweed's been playing lately but has the same attention to detail. Great, great album.

The best of the NuBreed Series.......2001-11-08

Without a dought the best comp done in the series including releases after this one. Danny Howells does the so called "NY/UK progressive house" better than anyone else!!!
Mantaining his truest passion of music on the deeper edge, he does it without driving so deeply the music does not progress or drive harder as the piece goes on. By this I mean he combines music he seems to truly love rather than try to put together the darkest comp he can(like so many others are doing)just to avoid being grouped with trance dj's.(A genre many consider to be a four letter word)

My most honest and sincere recomendation for anyone who truly loves music from classical to bluegrass, and from jazz to jam bands.

Very, very good.......2001-05-30

Seriously, I don't know how you all review these CDs......too many vocals this, too many vocals that, whine and moan, whine and moan. To say that Howells needs to learn "more of a proper balance" as some of you say is absurd. This guy is no fly by night, wide-eyed green DJ, he knows his craft. This is a well-crafted mix, it flows along nicely, it's deep, it's funky, it's got great grooves while still retaining some semblance of melody, the mixing is flawless.....what else do you want in a mix??? I just laugh so hard when people review these things as if their opinions are hard and fast fact! Where is the standard for "too many vocals in a mix?" This is a great mix. In my opinion.

Danny On The Decks.......2001-03-12

These pair of cds are really good. Not only is the track selection excelent but each cd does not fade away. Track 4 on disk two gives me the chills each time I give it a listen. The vocal (not a cheesey female vocal saying how much she loves so and so) is great and not too many vocals like that are used in trance house or whatever the correct term for this cd is. I recomend this to anyone who is allergic to cheese cause this has none. This is quality music from Digweeds boy, Danny. Bedrock kru represent

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Global Underground: Nubreed
Satoshi Tomiie
Manufacturer: Nu Breed
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006BCFV
Release Date: 2002-08-20

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A No Nonsense Compilation to Kickoff the Nubreed Series
Stunning programming, one of the best mixes of the era
Nu-bre and upcoming
deep dark acid slammin' trance grooves

Global Underground: NuBreed
Anthony Pappa
Manufacturer: Global Underground
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004RCEI
Release Date: 2000-10-16

Tracks:

Conditions-Narcotik
Syncronised Knowledge-Moonface
Sorry Mate You've Got The Wrong House-Two Right Wrongans
Better Make Room (James Holden Remix)-Timo Maas Pres Mad Dog
Are U Tranqualized (Timo Maas Mix)-Pascal FEOS
Here And Now (Ebe Remix)-Sloth & Dormant
Barrier-Sphere
Roaches (Peace Division Mix)-Trancesetters
Airacobra-Medway
Moments Of Space-Odessi
Welcome To The Future (Humate Mix)-Nova
Boomerange (Quivvers Boom Q Mix)-Dune
Tunneling-Chab
Overactive-Moonface
Burning Man (Gee Shock Remix)-GF
Area 51-Interflow 4
Vanguard-C Smith & J Selway
Fuel-Rhythm Reigns
Sensor-Steve Porter
Emotion Surfer (Hyperion Remix)-Cass
Liquid Sun (Cass & Slide Remix)-Astral Projection
Fathoms (Freelance Icebreakers Remix)-Corellian
Heavy Water-ASAP
Theme From Wide Angle (Dark Skies Remix)-Hybrid
Lydian & The Dinosaur-Hi-Fi Bugs

Album Description

25 track dance collection on 2 CDs. Featuring Narcotik, Timo Maas, Sphere, Trancesetters, Odessi, Cass, Hybrid & many more. Includes 12 page booklet, packaged in a full color matt laminated slipcase. Slimline double jewel case.

Album Details

Trance/house. Global Underground Once Again Brings Together Some of the Finest DJ's from the Globe. This Time Bringing You a Nu-Breed of Premium DJ's. This Series Will Raise the Profile of Some of the UK's Most Inspirational and Vibrant DJ's.

Customer Reviews:

A No Nonsense Compilation to Kickoff the Nubreed Series.......2007-06-26

Anthony Pappa gets the added distinction of being the premier DJ featured on Global Underground's cleverly marketed subseries, Nubreed. Wisely, he chooses to mix up an album that closely reflects his style and strengths. By doing so, Pappa does not fall into the trap of trying to overly distinguish himself (and this album) from every other previous Global Underground DJ (and release).

Each disc features tracks that reflect the darker side of both the progressive house and progressive trance genres. There is an energetic tempo driving the album overall which is mildly built up over the first two to three tracks of each disc and fluctuates slightly troughout. Neither disc enters that hard and unrelenting tempo and beat that so many of GU's previous albums do.

Disc 1 gets 3.5/5 stars and disc 2, 4/5 stars.

Stunning programming, one of the best mixes of the era.......2006-10-28

Some six and a half years after its release, Anthony Pappa's NUBREED001 mix stands as one of the great achievements of progressive house in that era, and it's astounding how little it sounds dated when most of the DJ compilations of that era are now revealed as, well, embarassing.

The first thing one notices about Pappa's mix is its dark overtones. This is one of the first mixes in the progressive style of 2000, where bright synth sounds have generally disappeared, replaced by a soundworld mainly concentrated in the bass range with little jabs at higher registers. Sound scary and dull? It's quite effective here, never showing the blandness of subsequent mixes like Digweed's LA release in the Global Underground series. Moonface was one of the first producers in this style, and two of his tracks are present here. Pappa's mixing is solid, but he does nothing amazing with the ProTools technology Boxed Records provides, unlike, say, Sasha in his IBIZA release. The programming is really what makes this mix great.

The first disc starts off with Narkotik's "Conditions". We move through a variety of sounds with Moonface's "Synchronized Knowledge", Two Right Wrongans' "Sorry Mate, You Got the Wrong House" (one of 2000's standout tracks), and the James Holden remix of Timo Maas Pres Mad Dog's "Better Make Room". The only overt vocals of the whole mix come towards the end of the first disc. There's Sloth & Dormant's "Here And Now (Ebe remix)", Trancesetter's "Roaches", Odessi's wild "Moments of Space", and Nova's "Welcome To The Future (Humate mix)". Pappa uses these vocal tracks not as a sappy attempt at a climax, but more to show off different timbres in order to offset the weight of the bass.

With the second disc, something downright magical happens. While the first disc explores many moods, the programming of the second concentrates all the elements of this style Pappa prefers. To make a comparison with modern classical music, which I started listening to after house, the set is like Lutoslawski's Second Symphony with its first "Hesitant" movement and then its focused "Direct" second movement. Two tracks by Chab and Moonface respectively provide a setup, and then from GF's "Burning Man (Gee Shock remix)" through ASAP's "Heavy Water" it's pure energy. Cass' "Emotion Surfer (Hyperion remix)" is a stunner, and I'm only left wondering why this great track wasn't put on more compilations. Astral Projection's "Liquid Sun" appears here in a remix by Cass & Slide Remix, the trippy sound one would expect from this producer turned into fantastic progressive.

Toward the end of the second disc the cooldown comes when Pappa introduces breaks, first with Hybrid's "Theme from Wide Angle". This Dark Skies remix is quite different from the version that appeared on WIDE ANGLE, almost sounding like a different track altogether before the twangy guitars come in. The mix ends with the stunning ten-minute "Lydian and the Dinosaur" by Hi-Fi Bugs, one of Phil K's monikers.

Pappa actually went fairly downhill after the real of this album, starting to mix lots of cheesy vocals and rock-music remixes into his sets. NUBREED001 is the culmination of his early period and a stunning tour of a great era. Do check it out if you enjoy progressive house.

Nu-bre and upcoming.......2000-12-02

If you are looking for something dark and different this is the one. Pappa will be rising up towards the top in the next couple of years. If you enjoy this cd you will definitely like Pappa's other cd on choo-choo records. Pappa does a great job.

deep dark acid slammin' trance grooves.......2000-04-19

A really good 2 disc set if you are tired of the same old dreamy trance. Anthony Pappas is amazing; good track variety and it's not all mellow like most trance is. I really liked the last 3 tracks on the first disc; my favorite being "moments of space"; the game Command and Conquer comes to mind. The second disc is more acid driven; especially as you approach the latter half of the disc. I got this and Digweed's GU14 Hong Kong; and they go together perfectly; both dark although Digweed is a bit more mellow. If you like hard pumping acid-driven trance I'd highly recommend this disc.

Average customer rating:

A No Nonsense Compilation to Kickoff the Nubreed Series
Excellent mix
Great!
2 years on, still has the power to move and drag you in...
A tale of two discs

Global Underground: NuBreed
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Manufacturer: Nu Breed
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ASIN: B00004S5CJ
Release Date: 2000-03-21

Tracks:

Conditions - Narcotik
Syncronised Knowledge - Moonface
Sorry Mate, You've Got The Wrong House - Two Right Wrongans
Better Make Room (James Holden Remix) - Mad Dogs
Are U Tranqualized (Timo Maas Mix) - Pascal F.E.O.S.
Here And Now (Ebe Remix) - Sloth & Dormant
Barrier - Sphere
Roaches (Peace Division Mix) - Trancesetters
Airacobra - Medway
Moments Of Space - Odessi
Welcome To The Future (Humate Mix) - Nova
Boomerang (Quivvers Boom Q Mix) - Dune

Tracks:

Tunneling - Chab
Overactive - Moonface
Burning Man (Gee Shock Remix) - GF
Area 51 - Interflow 4
Vanguard - C. Smith/J. Selway
Fuel - Rhythm Reigns
Sensor - Steve Porter
Emotion Surfer (Hyperion Remix) - Cass
Liquid Sun (Cass & Slide Remix) - Astral Projection
Fathoms (Freelance Icebreakers Remix) - Corellian
Heavey Water - ASAP
Theme From Wide Angle (Dark Skies Remix) - Hybrid
Lydian & The Dinosaur - Hi-Fi Bugs

Amazon.com

Boxed Records, which has built legions of loyal followers by marshaling the world's best-known trance DJs for their Global Underground series, now look to mine a new generation of mixologists bubbling just under the surface. This first double-CD entry in the Nu-Breed series, featuring Italian-Australian DJ Anthony Pappa, incorporates a darker, more house-oriented sound than most of the GU releases, and it admirably stays away from any obvious glow-stick-waving anthems. Even while Pappa's mix does, without a doubt, adhere to the trance code that has served others of his ilk so well, there's a progressive, genre-skipping resourcefulness that provides snap and crackle to the beats. Check out the tinny grooves and electronic funk of Moonface's "Overactive" on the second CD, which morphs beautifully into the industrial tinges of Humate's "Burning Man" off German's underground Superstition label, or the ultradeep trance of Austin Leeds's "Rhythm Reigns" as it burrows deeply under your sweat-drenched skin. Talented, nameless shadow-men lurk behind turntables in clubs all over the world. Pappa, however, after this dreamy and admirable effort, should soon find his name on everyone's lips. --Matthew Cooke

Customer Reviews:

A No Nonsense Compilation to Kickoff the Nubreed Series.......2007-06-26

Excellent mix.......2005-07-09

This is my favorite in the Nubreed series. Anthony Pappa has created the most uplifting set in the series, but still maintains a certain mystery and darkness around it. You really have to hear it to believe it, but this is great stuff. The mixing is top notch. The song selectrion is great, and he bleeds the songs into each other beautifully. It's truly an experience. I really like disc one, but disc two is nothing to scoff at either! There's some great house all over. A worthy house music compilation for any house music fan!

Great!.......2004-02-23

One of the lighter NuBreed compilations, but definately not one to overlook, Anthony Pappa has thrown down a mean challenge to anyone that steps up to the NuBreed throne. None of the other NuBreed DJ's have yet to spin quite as uplifting a set as Anthony Pappa. Funny thing is, as light as each individual track seems to be, the overall feeling is still foreboding, like a caged animal waiting to be freed. Don't underestimate Pops, he's a force to be reckoned with.

2 years on, still has the power to move and drag you in..........2003-07-19

It took me at least 5 full listens to this 2CD set before I finally 'got it'. Am I slow?...maybe. As it is, two years on from the first listen, I am still hearing things daily in this brilliant mix set that amaze me.

So complex in it's intentions and so profound in it's progression, this album will initially have you reeling. Much of the credit must, of course, go to the originators of the tracks actually used here but it's Pappa's blending of them into a totally seamless, flowing, liquid vibe that most impresses.

There is nothing on this album that is even remotely commercial, yet almost all of it is essential. So underground that it's almost kissing Lenin, 'Nu-Breed' tracks an artist at the absolute peak of his creativity. Combining equal parts dirty sex, disturbed ramblings, unadulterated fun and razor edged humour, Pappa manages to define Progressive House with this album (and that's no easy feat!).

In future years, when they look to the sound that was 2000/1, this album will be the explanation. Highly recommended.

A tale of two discs.......2002-11-23

The first disc of this set is one of the best Global Underground CDs you can buy. It's deep, dirty, techy house that is at once both infectious and brooding. Pappa blends the perfect amount of tripped out vocals with tight syncopated rythyms and deep groovy basslines. No cheesy breakdowns here. The disc would be flawless were it not for the inclusion of a very boring mix of Trancesetters ubiquitous track, "Roaches." Of all the mixes of this track, and believe me there are plenty, why he chose this one is beyond me. Other than that, however, disc one is outstanding, either for listening to or for dancing. Disc 2 on the other hand is, in my opinion, terrible. It's like trance on crack, as if trance itself weren't bad enough. It's entirely evil sounding, repetitious, and seems designed to solicit bad moods when played through. Buy this CD, if only for the first disc.