Spectral Sound, Vol. 1

Product Description
The first label compilation from Ghostly International's dancefloor techno/house imprint, Spectral Sounds. Perhaps THE most important dance label in America, Spectral's 12" output have surfaced a new movement in minimal techno, and now you have the opportunity to catch up. Includes many exclusive tracks, and features artists MATTHEW DEAR, JAMES T COTTON, OSBORNE, PETER GRUMMICH, GEOFF WHITE, LAWRENCE, and more.

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Average customer rating: mm mm good want to familiarize with spectral? Midwest Techno is some of the best techno spectral is the american kompakt - here's proof.

Spectral Sound, Vol. 1 Various Artists Manufacturer: Spectral Sound ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Suckfish Total 6 Poker Flat, Vol. 4 min2Max The Dancing Box ASIN: B00096J01U Release Date: 2005-06-28

Tracks:

1. Bout Ready to Jak - Osborne & Isolee
2. Tic-Tac Tactic - Vanisher
3. It's Over Now [Peter Grummich Remix][#] - Matthew Dear
4. Nintendisco - Geoff White
5. Buck! [Reinhard Voigt Remix] - James T. Cotton
6. Je Suis Musique [#] - Hieroglyphic Being
7. Arcona [#] - Peter Grummich
8. Juice [#] - Matthew Dear
9. HeB. GBz - Jeff Samuel
10. Raw Dog [#] - Audion
11. T-Y-O-C Painkillers [#] - James T. Cotton
12. Daylight [IsolRemix] - Osborne & Isolee
13. Dog Days [Radio Edit][Edit][#] - Matthew Dear

Tracks:

1. Another - Matthew Dear
2. Five Leaves - Lawrence
3. Pinch + Pillage - Matthew Dear
4. Moniss - Jeff Samuel
5. Graphite - Osborne & Isolee
6. Mind Your Manners [Food Be Clean Mix] - James T. Cotton
7. Dog Days [Pantytec Remix] - Matthew Dear
8. Daylight - Osborne & Isolee
9. Crush - Matthew Dear
10. Searoom - Peter Grummich
11. Bout Ready to Jak [Ryan Elliott RMX] - Osborne & Isolee
12. Reason and Responsibility - Matthew Dear
13. Slapback - Lusine
14. I Won't Forget - DMX Krew
15. Raw Dog - Audion
16. Ince - Geoff White
17. Beat Ya! - James T. Cotton
18. A1 - TNT
19. Toothpaste - Vanisher
20. Your Place or Mine - Audion
21. No Reason - Peter Grummich
22. Irreparably Dented [Vox][Version] - Matthew Dear
23. Drain - James T. Cotton
24. Bizarre Carnival - James T. Cotton
25. Apple - Hieroglyphic Being
26. Think Like Us [Alter Ego Remix] - Solvent
27. Anger Management - Matthew Dear
28. Stealing Moves [John Selway RMX] - Matthew Dear
29. Pong - Audion
30. Carrier Wave [Bryan Zentz RMX] - Kenneth Graham
31. Titty Fuck - Audion
32. Lojak, Pt. 1 - James T. Cotton
33. Long Way Down - James T. Cotton

Album Description

The first label compilation from Ghostly International's dancefloor techno/house imprint, Spectral Sounds. Perhaps THE most important dance label in America, Spectral's 12" output have surfaced a new movement in minimal techno, and now you have the opportunity to catch up. Includes many exclusive tracks, and features artists MATTHEW DEAR, JAMES T COTTON, OSBORNE, PETER GRUMMICH, GEOFF WHITE, LAWRENCE, and more.

Customer Reviews:

mm mm good.......2006-02-11

I really like all the tracks on disc one. Definately a fine variety of the labels artists. The set mixed by Ryan Elliot on Disc 2 is AMAZING!! Im addicted to it! You could pop that cd in at any club and the crowd probably wouldnt miss the Dj.

want to familiarize with spectral?.......2006-02-04

this is a great way to do so. spectral is an offshoot of ghostly international, one of the best us based labels for quality electronic music. spectral gets into the housier side of ghostly and features some excellent artists, including matthew dear, broker/dealer, and many other great talents. this cd is fantastic, a superb collection of older and newer ghostly (future) classics. if the excellent first disc wasnt enough, ryan eliotts megamix is worth the price of admission alone, tearing through 33 tracks in just over an hour. immense. happy 25 indeed!

Midwest Techno is some of the best techno.......2005-09-13

Though I'm a drum n' bass DJ through and through, lately I've been wanting to expand my collection and begin implementing some techno into my collection/sets. When I found out that Spectral Sounds released a collection/mix CD, it quickly became one of the most sought after albums in a long time (thankfully, unlike most, this collection was obtainable). After only a few weeks of ownership, its quickly become one of the most heavily rotated albums in my car/iPod/around the house and as soon as I get some more cash, most collected records.

You could probably say that I was caught up in wirl-wind of hype for this label. After being first introduced to the ghostly/spectral sound during my first visit to Movement in 2004, I've been slowly wrapping my head more and more around this kind of sound. However, it wasn't until 2005 at Fuse-In Detroit (formerly Movement) that I truly began appreciate this kind of techno/house. To say the least, this mix/compilation almost makes me want to start spinning techno more than d n' b.

The double album set is split into two CDs. The first CD collects some of the labels finer moments, hard to find singles, and previously unreleased. While you think 70 minutes of unmixed, generally minimal, repetitive techno would grate easily. Thankfully, due to the unmixed nature of the tracks, you can truly appreciate what each producer is doing. Also, while Spectral seems to adhere to a fairly similar frame work, but its open enough that each producer here seems to be ironing out a definitive sound for themselves. To hard hitting, bass heavy tech-house, to lovely, squelchy acid tracks, to just some good, moving techno, the variety (and some good sequencing) makes the unmixed disc just as much of a pleasure as disc 2. Disc 2 is where Matthew Dear co-horte struts his stuff over 33 to tracks in 57 minutes. In that time frame, he takes the sounds previewed in disc 1 over to a journey across the label's sound and thensome. Densely layered and well mixed, he keeps the mix moving at swift pace, rarely remaining on a track for more than 2 minutes (let's see Oakenfold do that) in attempt to keep the mix right in the sweet spot. For the most part, I'd say he's about 90% sucessful as the begining of the CD seems to run through some of the most boring tracks until James T. Cotton picks up where the mix really starts moving. From there on out it, its sucessful as both a label showcase and a mix CD.

I gotta hand it to the founder of the Ghostly/Spectral enterprise. He's managed to in only 5 years make on of the most respected and forward-thinking techno labels in the industry. And with the upcoming release of Dear's more hard edged/dirty Audion sound coming into full view, I see good things happening for this Midwest based techno label. Between this and Offshore, its about time the US started showing off some capable electronic music producers. And this is probably just the start...

spectral is the american kompakt - here's proof........2005-08-22

the words 'dance music' usually trigger some pretty awful references with most people ("oh, you mean like oakenfold right?") - well the cult label spectral sound is here to show you that a steady boom-chk boom-chk can hold a lot more feeling than that. while immediately danceable, most of the songs here (like matthew dear's material) show a lot of depth and thought, and are probably just as worthy of your headphones as more cerebral stuff like boards of canada..james cotton and heiroglyphic being take the ideals of early 90s acid to the next level, making perhaps the most interesting tracks here..

the second disc is more overtly directed at the dance floor, but is also great for the car, ive found..the flow is incredible, and it gives the tracks of the first disc a different context, adding up to a great package from a label that deserves just as much attention and respect as its european counterparts kompakt, perlon and playhouse.

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