Global Underground: Barcelona [Enhanced]

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DJ, Mo' Wax label linchpin, and U.N.K.L.E. architect James Lavelle is an icon for good reason. His ease in dovetailing hip-hop, progressive house, and trip-hop is legendary, and it's part of what makes the two-disc Global Underground: Barcelona compilation such a corker. Thanks to clever mixing, cuts from Mo' Wax protégé DJ Shadow seem right at home next to those by former Stone Roses howler Ian Brown, dub-dancehall king Roots Manuva, brilliant Brit DJs Layo & Bushwacka, and agit-prop rappers Dead Prez. Brown's trippy, staccato "F.E.A.R." is almost a full-blown suite, and fans of U.N.K.L.E.'s Psyence Fiction platter will hear familiar snippets (ditto fans of Shadow's Private Press). The flow never stops as Lavelle scorches through these 30-odd tracks without pausing for breath, showing he is to the Barcelona rave scene what Jose Padilla's Cafe del Mar series was to Ibiza: mind-numbingly cool and absolutely essential. --Kim Hughes

Product Description
James Lavelle is Captured Mixing Live in a Super Set from the Spanish city. The Set features Plenty of Deep House, Hard Nosed Beats, Funky Breaks and Techno.

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Serious Break Beats

Sonically fantastic as well as alternative to the genre

This one stands out among GU releases...

Ahh... the DJ mix

best alternative gu mix so far..............

Barcelona
James Lavelle , and Various Artists
Manufacturer: Global Underground
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006J4AW
Release Date: 2002-10-07

Tracks:

1-3AM Intro Part One - Unklesounds
Mongrel...Meets His Maker - DJ Shadow
Dusted - Leftfield
Night Beats - Thomas Bangalter
The Vibe - Sotero
Let The Good Times Roll - Layo & Bushwacka!
Fundamental - Sasha
Hold Back - Force Mass Motion Vs. Dylan Rhymes
Crooked - Evil Nine
Breakin On The Streets - Stir Fry
No Soul - Ils
Invincible Bass - Drumattic Twins
Shining Through - Layo & Bushwacka!
F.E.A.R. - Ian Brown

Tracks:

3-5AM Intro Part Two - Unklesounds
Underground Sound - Pitch Black
Revolution - Kybosh
Atmosphere - Meat Katie
Next Life - Meat Katie
Dirty Waltzer - Soul Of Man
Black Widow - Uberzone
Hip Hop - Dead Prez
On The Bandwagon - Peace Division
Ultra Savant - Duncan Gray
Juicy - Phil Kieran
Lost - Lee Burridge
Dark Clouds - Halo
Glitterball - FC Kahuna
Gravastar - Hybrid
Vodka - Smithmonger
There Goes The Fear - Doves

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DJ, Mo' Wax label linchpin, and U.N.K.L.E. architect James Lavelle is an icon for good reason. His ease in dovetailing hip-hop, progressive house, and trip-hop is legendary, and it's part of what makes the two-disc Global Underground: Barcelona compilation such a corker. Thanks to clever mixing, cuts from Mo' Wax protégé DJ Shadow seem right at home next to those by former Stone Roses howler Ian Brown, dub-dancehall king Roots Manuva, brilliant Brit DJs Layo & Bushwacka, and agit-prop rappers Dead Prez. Brown's trippy, staccato "F.E.A.R." is almost a full-blown suite, and fans of U.N.K.L.E.'s Psyence Fiction platter will hear familiar snippets (ditto fans of Shadow's Private Press). The flow never stops as Lavelle scorches through these 30-odd tracks without pausing for breath, showing he is to the Barcelona rave scene what Jose Padilla's Cafe del Mar series was to Ibiza: mind-numbingly cool and absolutely essential. --Kim Hughes

Album Details

James Lavelle is Captured Mixing Live in a Super Set from the Spanish city. The Set features Plenty of Deep House, Hard Nosed Beats, Funky Breaks and Techno.

Customer Reviews:

Serious Break Beats.......2007-03-30

It is nice to see the typical Global Underground city series' mold built by Sasha, Digweed, Seaman, Warren (and others) shattered once in awhile. James Lavelle definitely does this with his premier release under the label, Global Underground 023: Barcelona.

As most Global Underground fans are aware, these compilations are saturated with techno and trance. Enter Mr Lavelle with his in-your-face break beats and trippy electronica. Definitely different from the previous 22 Global Underground releases...gutsy and appreciated.

My only gripe with this two disc set is how ordinary the second disc is. Disc 1 is powerful and easily tells the tale of Lavelle's careful track selection and layout. He really wanted this album to be special and I truly believe that half of it is!

Unlike most Global Underground compilations for the city series, the first disc is usually lighter and more mellow while the second has a little more oomph. The opposite holds true with this album. The second disc loses the intensity of the first...and to be frank, is a little dull and monotoneous in its track selection.

Disc 1 gets 4/5 stars while disc 2 gets 3/5.

Sonically fantastic as well as alternative to the genre.......2007-01-26

WOW is all I can say. This is minimalistic compared to all of the DJ's in the genre. GU026 is a FANTASTIC album, but I believe this album is even better because it has Lavelle's stamp of uniqueness on it. It stands apart from the other GU artists for sure. Joy Division was to alternative music as this release is to trance music. Sweet, and well defined to say the least. A well mixed blend of heavenly glory.

This one stands out among GU releases..........2006-12-09

James Lavelle, of Mo' Wax and UNKLE fame, mixes a stellar set here. It's unlike any other GU mix out there. Whereas the other DJ mixes can be labeled under "progressive house" or "trance" or what have you this one throws in more styles of music under one steady groove than I thought possible. In lesser hands this would be a mess.

CD1 starts with a DJ Shadow tune running into a wicked groove by Leftfield with rapping by Roots Manuva, soon easing into a tune from Sasha's Airdrawndagger. This one is all over the board yet there is a steady groove underneath it all with solid mixing and song transitions. Somehow it works.

CD2 follows a similar notion with a similar mix of styles from Meat Katie onto a heavily laced beat propping up Dead Prez's refrain of "still bigger than hip-hop" rocking back into a cool groove from Lee Burridge ending on a high note by tossing in a rock and roll song with a mindbending take on 'There Goes the Fear' from Doves.

It's a mix that keeps the listener busy, especially with headphones, as sirens, airplanes, chirping crickets and other background noises give your brain a tweak. Genre busting and really good stuff.

Ahh... the DJ mix.......2005-01-23

I don't think there is any genre that has more polar reactions to its quality. Some people see it as merely ripping off the music of others and merely giving yourself underserved credit while others see it as an art form as worthy as any group of guys with guitars. I fall into the latter category, but I do not feel that this is strictly necessary for enjoyment of this record. Only taking a breath between discs at 3am the cut is filled with highly powerful dance beats with absolutely ingenious transitions. Check this one out.

2000man

best alternative gu mix so far.....................2004-03-23

Lavelle really shines on this mix in doing exactly what he does best, making the hairs stand up on yer neck. The first disc is a special moment in DJ mixes recorded period because it actually takes chances instead of simply trancing you into a coma, not to be disrespectful of the classic trance mixes that have been represented on global underground. Lavelle seems to actually shift todays version of a DJ mix back towards a musical journey ala brothers gonna work it out by the Chemical Brothers or Liam Howlett's Dirtchamber mix from 99.
75% of this mix is absolutely flawless, even the breaks/prog disc 2. You can really tell maybe Lavelle has put more effort into his mix than previous gu djs because he actually uses some of his own production in the mix to astounding effect. If you've maybe grown a little weary of the usual trendy swooshing mix than this mix will restore your faith. Gracias, Mr. Lavelle.

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excellent change of pace
The whole is greater than the sum of its parts...
A superb set, a must have if you're into futuristic sound
Global Underground back on track
The sest album I've heard lately!!!

Global Underground: Barcelona
James Lavelle
Manufacturer: Global Underground
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006J4AX
Release Date: 2002-10-15

Tracks:

1-3 AM Intro, Pt. 1
Mongrel Meets His Maker - DJ Shadow
Dusted - Leftfield, Roots Manuva
Night Beats - Thomas Bangalter
Vibe - Yazmin Sotero
Let the Good Times Roll - Layo & Bushwacka!
Fundamental - Sasha
Hold Back - Force Mass Motion, Dylan Rhymes
Crooked - Evil Nine
Breakin on the Streets [False Prophet Remix] - Stir Fry
No Soul [PMT Mix] - Jeff Iise
Invincible Bass - The Drumattic Twins
Shining Through - Layo & Bushwacka!
F.E.A.R. [Unklesounds GU Fear-Edit, Pt. 1] - Ian Brown

Tracks:

3-5 AM Intro, Pt. 2
Underground Sound - Pitch Black
Revolution [Dub]
Atmosphere - Meat Katie, Rennie Pilgrem
Next Life - Meat Katie
Dirty Waltzer - Soul of Man, Soul of Man
Black Widow [V.I.P. Remix] - Rennie Pilgrem, erzone
Hip Hop [Unklesounds Fabric-Edit] - Dead Prez
On the Bandwagon (Beating Their Drums) - Peace Division
Ultra Savant
Juicy - Phil Kieran
Lost - Lee Burridge
Dark Clouds - Halo Varga
Glitterball - FC Kahuna
Gravastar - Hybrid
Vodka
There Goes the Fear [Unklesounds GU Fear-Edit, Pt. 2] - Doves
Mardi Gras
Do It to Me (DJ Tool 3)
Funk [King Unique's Speech-Apella] - Eddie Amador,

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Album Description

Full Title - Global Underground - Barcelona No. 023. James' revolutionary Global Underground debut which zigzags between dub, hip hop, deadly breaks and beat-driven house-and en route finds a new subversive spirit for electronic dance music. It is quite unlike anything that's appeared on a Global Underground album before! This Limited slimline long box set also contains a booklet with additional pictures of the Barcelona experience! James Lavelle is the guest of honor for the next Global Underground album. Inspired by a trip by James and the GU massive to the beautiful city and nights at venues like Nitsa, this mix is of a different caliber. Includes PC CD-Rom material. 2002.

Album Details

James Lavelle is Captured Mixing Live in a Super Set from the Spanish Capital. The Set features Plenty of Deep House, Hard Nosed Beats, Funky Breaks and Techno. Includes a Bonus CD-ROM Exclusive to this Edition!

Customer Reviews:

excellent change of pace.......2003-07-13

lets face it most of the GU series sounds a lot like itself, and having collected i think 8 of them, my interest has faded substantially. seeing james lavelle hangin around on the cover of a GU cd was too intreresting to pass up tho, as i am a big fan of unkle and mo' wax in general. the whole comp in general is really quite awesome. the second disc of house tunes reminds me a lot of dave seaman's melbourne mix (my favorite GU to date with the possible exception of this one), FC Kahuna's infamous bassline-driven Glitterball is in fact on both releases, a testament to their similarity in vibe and energy.

the whole second disc is on that same trip, fairly deep and abstract prog house cuts that make for a good listen. the first disc is definitely a winner though, possibly because im somewhat tired of prog house and enjoy breaks, but there are some wicked tracks in there and some dope moments. the opening track after the intro i am not familiar with, but it is quite a piece of work, a stomping guitar-driven trip hop dealy somewhere around 100-110 bpm that is a really excellent kick-off to the mix. and when he mixes into Dusted, thats one my favorite cuts ever, such a flawless blend of energy beyond just matching beats that youd almost think its the same track. and of course dusted is a killer track in itself. the next track does some tempo witchery and things take off again in more club-friendly 130ish bpm territory. the rest of the mix is rockin new school breaks, even sasha got his floaty drug-addled self in there with Fundamental. id comment more on the mixing/track selection but to be honest after the first few cuts that i love so much it just becomes a big mess of breakbeat blissout for me and i dont really pay attention to whats going on (in the manner of most progressive mix albums)

id reccommend this to anyone who's into the greater electronic scene or the GU series or any of that. you get a nice dose of breaks and a nice dose of house, much better than the usual two and a half hours of the latest progressive trance hits that all sound the same

The whole is greater than the sum of its parts..........2003-05-30

This CD Rocks. It's banging from beggining to end. I was getting a little dissapointed with the way things had been going at the GU. The last one I really liked was probably diggers LA set, that or Sander Klienenberg's Nubreed......

Anyways, I've never even heard of this fool before I went and snagged this platinum set up. After the chilling opening he than did something I thought I'd never hear, a UN-remixed leftfield track. After that, I was hooked. There is uknown tracks, older tracks, REALLY NEW tracks (A must for all GU releases).

In other words, this is an album that might save electronica as we know it. Lavelle, you da man!

A superb set, a must have if you're into futuristic sound.......2003-04-28

This is my first review and after listening to this set last night and tonight, I felt I had no choice but to write it. I also admit I bought Barcelona because I buy every GU that comes out. OK, I love breakbeat and when I read James Lavelle was going to be part of the GU series, I didn't think twice. This set is more than Break & Beats, these discs are what the future of music is all about, a step beyond, a step into innovation and into a mix of all the sounds I love. This is about mixing vanguardism, a fusion of dark and progressive sounds, the bringing of tracks that move ahead of your senses. I can't begin to describe the start of each of the 2 discs, you have to listen to them to sense my feelings. It's like being dropped right into the middle of Barcelona and its unfinished cathedral, it's vibrant and all speed. You're not only going to listen to breakbeat, you're going to experience much more; there's no resting here, you just have to get up and move to the rythm. Like I said, it's hard to rest a few minutes while listening to these tracks. When it's all almost over, there's the grand finale that moves you back in time to that ever ever land of vibrant sound and the timeless sound of music. James took me to the sublime of listening, he certainly is an outstanding performer, you can't get much better at what you do. A plus album to have, a tribute to the future and the talent of today, believe me.

Global Underground back on track.......2003-04-24

To be honest with you, I did not know much about James Lavelle prior to making this purchase. And after the subpar releases in my opinion by Deep Dish and Dave Seaman in this series, I said to myself what is GU doing? However, many convinced me that this indeed was a strong compilation. I just would like to say that although this is unlike many of the great GUs like Hong Kong, San Fran, Athens, et al., this is a compilation worth having. Lavelle increases the funk factor, incorporating elements of house, trance, drun and bass into an enjoyable mix. Particularly worth mentioning are the excellent tracks by Layo and Bushwacka (who are very underrated in my opinion). Just keep an open mind, and enjoy the ride that Lavelle take you on.

The sest album I've heard lately!!!.......2003-03-23

Probably one of the few really best albums on GU series, and one of the best albums I have. groovy, funky, bouncy - you can't help dancing... Finally a really awesome dance-album that you can't ignore from. warm-recommended.

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