Global Underground: Cape Town

Disc: 1

1. Hacienda Must Be [Re:]Built - Sound 5

2. Four Elements "Earth" - Rui Da Silva

3. Free at Last - Simon Pearson

4. Porcelain - Moby

5. Guten Morgen

6. Deep Love - Mandalay

7. Cascades of Colour - The Ananda Project

8. Vellum

9. Wuarp - Gloat

10. 1-800 Ming - Brothers Love Dubs

See all 13 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Sacred Cycles - Peter Lazonby

2. So Many Ways

3. Baguio Track - Luzon

4. Peakin'

5. 4AM

6. Snake - Opal

7. Modo VII

8. Fall - Way Out West

9. Horizons - James Holden

10. Zerotonine - Junkie XL

See all 11 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Includes a 16-page color booklet & features tracks by Rui da Silva, Moby, Way Out West, Junkie XL & more.

Tracks:

Hacienda Must Be Built [Re: Constructed] - Sound 5
Four Elements "Earth" - Rui Da Silva
Free at Last - Simon Pearson
Porcelain - Moby
Guten Morgen
Deep Love - Mandalay
Cascades of Colour - The Ananda Project
Vellum
Wuarp - Gloat
1-800 Ming - Brothers Love Dubs
Sunburn - Muse
New Day Dawning - Above
Tyrantanic - Breeder

Tracks:

Sacred Cycles - Peter Lazonby
So Many Ways
Baguio Track - Luzon
Peakin'
4AM
Snake - Opal
Modo VII - Nervasystem
Fall - Way Out West
Horizons - James Holden
Zerotonine - Junkie XL
No Way Out

Amazon.com

As part of the Global Underground series Dave Seaman took to the decks over the course of two days for Global Underground: Cape Town. Producing an energetic but far from frantic mix, Dave takes us through some of the best dance tracks of summer 2000. Building up between the two CDs and aided by his expert mixing, the set flows through seamlessly, giving you a feel for what it would have been like to have actually been there. But if you're looking for a standard mix of your favorites, you will be disappointed. From Moby's "Porcelain" to Muse's "Sunburn," Dave puts his own progressive slant across instantly recognizable trance, techno, and house and makes them very much his own. At first this is a seemingly confusing mix of chilled-out tunes with, at the same time, highly infectious rhythms. But as you relax into it, it is not long before you find your mind is helplessly caught up in the complex melodies and exhilarating waves that surge across each track, while at least one part of you is hypnotically thumping along to the beat. A word of warning--it may be a little while before you come to. --Amazon.co.uk

Album Description

UK box for the producer, remixer, DJ and founder of Stress Records. As part of Brothers in Rhythm he's done remixes for Garbage, Placebo and Alanis Morisette. Limited edition is packaged in two standard jewel cases and includes a limited booklet. Tracks include, 'Hacienda Must Be Rebuilt'-Sound 5, 'Earth'-Rui Da Silva', 'Free At Last'-Simon, 'Porcelain'-Moby, 'Guten Morgen'-Ian Wilkie and additional tracks by Muse, Luzon, Opal, Junkie XL and more.

Album Details

Limited Edition is packaged in 2 single jewelcases. CD2 includes a Limited booklet.

Customer Reviews:

nice solid mix.......2004-02-05

Dave Seaman is a DJ who has garnered an excellent reputation from his early days as a resident at Renaissance along with Sasha and Digweed. He has released several mixes associated with that label and consistently produced strong, musical and energetic progressive house/trance compilations. He has also released now three global underground double discs. This one is, as most of his prior mixes, an excellent addition to a library of good tunes he has compiled in the past. The discs are visceral, euphoric and very dancable. Perhaps, what I like most about Dave Seaman is that he is an intelligent DJ and seems to think through his set so that each track fits nicely together and none seem out of order or place. The flow is definitely there and though his AWAKENING CD seems to catch him at his all time best, I truly enjoy this set and think that fans of Dave Seaman and the progressive house movement will really enjoy this one. Not perfect but top notch for sure. Happy listening!!! rock the vote :)

One of the best mixes ever!!.......2001-06-16

The first disc is incredible with smooth, dreamy, tribally mixes with some amazing songs, like Waurp by Gloat. The second is a bit more progressive with some more great songs like luzon's Bagiou Track. The first disc definately takes the cake. One of the best ever.

Very Sweet Vibe.......2000-12-31

I am a pretty strong fan of the GU series. For the most part you can rely on them to put out a nice digestable mix of sweet songs for a start or end of a party. This is perhaps my fav of the various GU CD's I own. The mixes in general are very upbeat and cozy. Songs you want to dance to one minute and melt in the next. I suppose a very good :E:CD. No big surprises here just a solid mix which keeps the energy flowing. What more do you want?

"More musical than mental...".......2000-12-27

Just as the liner notes report, this mix is indeed more musical than mental. More hits & hot tracks than headtrips. Now, I gave it 3 stars because I'm much more into headtrip type mixes but I was pretty close to giving it 4 because the mix is pretty representative of his live sets. However, for those familiar with Dave Seaman through his Renaissance mixes or his Buenos Aries GU mix, this is a little bit different. Is it still the progressive sound? Yes, but with a touch more of mellow...

Disc one begins rather cleverly with two short cuts, Sound 5's "...Hacienda..." and Rui Da Silva's "Earth." While the tracklisting gave me an idea of what to expect, those first two tracks set the tone's tempo down a notch while adding an element of character that seemed lacking from some of Seaman's other mixCDs. The mix than rises and falls through a series of pretty tracks (Ananda Project's "Cascades of Colour" being the standout here) before it's "Tyrantanic" crescendo. Here's where I heave a sigh though. We've seen that same Slacker remix of "Tyrantanic" to close disc one of S+D's "Communicate", and it's just kind of an awkward, stumbling beast of a song.

The tempo seems to pick up a little bit on disc two. Seaman drops a thought provoking sample as an intro over the first few swells of Quivver's remix of Pete Lazonby's class, "Sacred Cycles." Classic or not, the first three tracks are fairly uninteresting. They're ... trance. Then again, this is a trance mix. Anyway, the Planisphere track seems fairly generic and the Bedrock remix of "The Baguio Track" is just shameful (and awkwardly placed in the mix). The second disc launches after that however. Seaman drops in part of Bleachin's "Peakin'" as a bridge into the swelling "4am". Then from track 4 through 9, we have a very solidly mixed, very smoothly flowing series of tracks. ProTools mixed or not, they were definitely expertly picked, as they seem to rise into each other as a good mix should. Unfortunately, the last two tracks seem almost as though they were tacked on as an after thought. There's nothing interesting about the way they come out of their preceeding tracks or go into the next. While I think "Zerotonine" is a fun track and "No Way Out" is an excellent closer for the mix, there just isn't anything remarkable about how they're placed.

All in all, 3 stars. More musical than mental. I bought it on a friend's recommendation (and b/c I'm a GU junkie). So, if the tracklisting excites you or you're already a Dave Seaman fan -- go for it. If you're looking for something that does more for your mind, this isn't it.

Global Underground Does it Again.......2000-12-09

About a year ago a friend of mine introduced me to the Global Underground Cd's...I am yet to be dissapointed. Every CD has its strengths and are different from one another in some way or another.

Dave Seaman's Cape Town CD is no different. It can be used for whatever you want. If you just want something to chill to and have a relaxing evening, just turn the volume down a tad and you can chill. If you want to dance, pump up the volume, and go to it. I enjoyed both CD's although the first one seems to have tickled my fancy more than the others.

If your looking for a CD to buy you never can go wrong with this label. Cape town is the exact same. If you like deep trance, its perfect for you. This is a must buy for a fan of the series, Dave Seaman, or trance in general.

Global Underground: Cape Town
Average customer rating:

Unmistakeably Dave Seaman...For The Most Part

Cd 2

The first Electronica album I bought, and I still swear by it.

Trancient

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ASIN: B00004TM09
Release Date: 2000-08-22

Tracks:

Hacienda Must Be Built [Re: Constructed] - Sound 5
Four Elements "Earth" - Rui Da Silva
Free at Last - Simon Pearson
Porcelain - Moby
Guten Morgen
Deep Love - Mandalay
Cascades of Colour - The Ananda Project
Vellum
Wuarp - Gloat
1-800 Ming - Brothers Love Dubs
Sunburn - Muse
New Day Dawning - Above
Tyrantanic - Breeder

Tracks:

Sacred Cycles - Peter Lazonby
So Many Ways
Baguio Track - Luzon
Peakin'
4AM
Snake - Opal
Modo VII - Nervasystem
Fall - Way Out West
Horizons - James Holden
Zerotonine - Junkie XL
No Way Out

Album Details

Includes a 16-page color booklet & features tracks by Rui da Silva, Moby, Way Out West, Junkie XL & more.

Customer Reviews:

Unmistakeably Dave Seaman...For The Most Part.......2007-04-03

If you like Dave Seaman's electronica taste then you will probably love this compilaton (especially disc 2). I'm not a huge fan of Seaman but I predominantly bought the album for the first disc.

Disc 1 is a little experimental for even Dave Seaman (who in my opinion is not as versatile as most of the other big name DJ's). I only wish he would have done this sort of thing more often in his career. The first seven tracks on disc 1 are very strong and mix exceptionally well together.

For the remainding tracks on disc 1 and most of disc 2 he settles down into usually genre of hard techno. There are a couple of nice progressive trance tracks interspersed throughout.

Overall I don't think this album has aged well.

Disc 1 4/5 stars and disc 2 gets 2.5/5 stars.

Cd 2.......2006-08-31

I went back and bought this album after buying Renaissance and being blow away. In fact, I've gone back and bought a lot of Seaman. The cd is off to a slow start and picks up a little bit with Moby's Porcelain. It also has Way Out West, James Holden and Junkie XL. The second disc is a superb set but the first disc falls short.

The first Electronica album I bought, and I still swear by it........2006-04-06

I'd like to go into a long breakdown of every moment of this workhorse of a compilation, but I really don't see a point. CD2 has some dull points, but in light of the wonderful track selection on both discs as well as the wholesale quality of the first disc, a few lulls are easily forgotten when this gem of an album is thought of.

I'd recommend this one as a starter for anybody interested in electronica.

Trancient.......2006-03-10

First CD's a bit loungy but picks up very well. Dave's got a lot of energy in his mixes and the beats are a tad bit faster than the usual.I love it very nice!! The 2nd CD just picks up right into the climax and is excellent listening. And as in most cases please make sure your Sound System is upto spec to handle the sounds and aura in these mixes, ...else this is not for you and you don't deserve to write any reviews/ratings.

Quality.......2005-11-15

This is a very good CD. I liked that he put Sunburn by Timo Maas on CD 1, that is one of my favorite songs. Overall the CD is awesome, this is the first Dave Seaman CD ive listened to and I have to say that I'm very impressed. The other GUs I have are Sasha, Digweed, Warren, and Deep Dish and I have to say this is up there with the Nick Warren CDs which I also liked a lot (Brazil, Reykjavik, Shanghai). Highly reccomended.