Prototype, Vol. 4

Disc: 1

1. Cirque Music, Vol. 1 - Cirque

2. MMMM - Reaver

3. Slynus 2

4. Subdued - Polarity

5. Shaka - Sharam Jey,

6. Synergy - Trancesetters

7. Sputnik - Stylus Trouble

8. Crash

9. Lectronik - Durango 95

10. Serious Damage - DJ Remy

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Disc: 2

1. Door [Swingshift Remix] - Circuit Boy

2. Preacher

3. Indya

4. One Last Time [Lee Coombs Remix] - Quivver

5. Vogue [Computer Hell Vocal Mix] - Ayumi Hamasaki

6. Release

7. Rockrose

8. Wasteland [Chab Remix] - Kamaya Painters

9. Face Facts [Ocean Waves Factless Remix] - Koma & Bones

10. Wrong Shake

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Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Fourth installment of Global Underground's crowd pleasing Prototype series, once again mixed by 'the man' Seb Fontaine. 24 tracks featuring Cirque, Trancesetters, DJ Remy, Placebo and more. Two slimline jewel cases housed in a slipcase. 2001 release.

Tracks:

De Natura Sonorum: Matis Induites - Bernard Parmegiani
Short Presentation of the 1948 Sackbut: The Sackbut Blues/A ... - Hugh Le Caine
Stereo Music for Serge Modular Prototype - Keith Fullerton Whitman
Last Largo - Ilhan Mimaroglu
Room Pieces [Excerpt] - Michael J. Schumacher
Ovipool
Stone: Reciprocal
Flume
Execution of Intelligence - Zbigniew Karkowski
Birds and Warhorse
Requiem: Dies Irae - Michel Chion

Tracks:

Sttimen ni4 & #1 - Erkki Kurenniemi
Time...Dot
Early Work 6
Klangstudies II - Herbert Eimert
Eve
Teilmenge - Asmus Tietchens
Feuerland - Michael Rother
Contacte - To Rococo Rot
Till Zakynthos (Op. 205) - Rune Lindblad
Eternal Love #3

Customer Reviews:

Legal Stuff Apart.......2007-04-21

To understand this review, take a look at the reviews of the other volumes in this series...
Some of the music on this series is so weird and beautiful that the composers should be grateful that it is released here. They should think of this series as a sampler which might atract us, the general public, into further investigation of their work, which we most probably would have never had the chance to hear it or become aware of its existence or of the composers/artists. Don't be so greedy... for I believe you have been done a favor. The same goes for the other volumes of this series. TWO THUMBS UP!

Average customer rating:

Hardcore Trance At Its Worst
Man this one just plain stinks!
Repetitive, deep, hard, boring
Way too progressive
Hyper Progressive House, Dark, Hard and Crazy....

Prototype, Vol. 4
Seb Fontaine
Manufacturer: Prototype
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Trance | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music
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Prototype Vol. 3
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ASIN: B00005B4EP
Release Date: 2001-05-29

Tracks:

Cirque Music, Vol. 1 - Cirque
MMMM - Reaver
Slynus 2
Subdued - Polarity
Shaka - Sharam Jey,
Synergy - Trancesetters
Sputnik - Stylus Trouble
Crash
Lectronik - Durango 95
Serious Damage - DJ Remy
Music - Sound Associates
Sonic Blue - Cequenza

Tracks:

Door [Swingshift Remix] - Alan T., Circuit Boy
Preacher
Indya
One Last Time [Lee Coombs Remix] - Quivver
Vogue [Computer Hell Vocal Mix] - Ayumi Hamasaki
Release
Rockrose
Wasteland [Chab Remix] - Kamaya Painters
Face Facts [Ocean Waves Factless Remix] - Koma & Bones
Wrong Shake
Sublime - Drax
Passine Aggressive [Brothers in Rhythm Remix]

Album Description

Fourth installment of Global Underground's crowd pleasing Prototype series, once again mixed by 'the man' Seb Fontaine. 24 tracks featuring Cirque, Trancesetters, DJ Remy, Placebo and more. Two slimline jewel cases housed in a slipcase. 2001 release.

Album Details

Fontaine adds his name to the list of signed DJ's and presents a sampler of his distinct brand of mixing.

Customer Reviews:

Hardcore Trance At Its Worst.......2007-05-28

To each his or her own when it comes down to music...but man, I can't understand how this album can be satisfying to anyone. Granted electronica comes in all shapes and sizes, and there is usually a genre to suit everyone...so I guess this is just one of those albums pack full of tracks that I don't like and others do.

To be the devil's advocate though...this album lacks any artistic flare. No rhythm, very little tempo flux, and a complete abscence of harmonics and melody. Those of you who prefer the musical journey versus a bunch of high energy, high tempo tracks that are strung loosely together should stay clear of this one.

Disc 1 gets 1.5/5 stars. Disc 2 gets 2/5.

Man this one just plain stinks!.......2002-12-21

You know, to this day, the best Prototype out of the series are one and three. This one just happens to be the worse. The tracks selection is horrible and just when you think it will start thumping, it all of a sudden slows down once again making you irritated to the max. Some of the tracks are just plain annoying. No good skip on this one and save some money for better comps.

Repetitive, deep, hard, boring.......2002-05-27

I bought this CD based on how cool the samples sound when played for only 20 seconds. I was extremely disappointed to find that little changes in any track from those 20 second sound-bytes, and the best way I can sum up my experience was "YAWN!" I kept waiting for a track to build, to bring in some new rhythms, sounds, melodies, ANYTHING but the constant boom-boom-boom.

Having said all that, I gave my copy of this CD to a friend and she LOVES it! No big surprise, there are a ton of 5-star reviews of Prototype 4 to accompany this 2-star bashing; music is a purely subjective experience. Who would like this CD and other Fontaine releases: those who enjoy straight-forward BEATS, lots of bass-heavy thumping, not much melody, nothing too complex, nothing high pitched, and no emotional expression. On the other hand, if you want a more mentally and emotionally engaging type of sound that changes and evolves and uses synchopation and interwoven streams of sound, do NOT get this CD or you'll be as annoyed by it as I was! For progressive/deep trance that melts in your mind and heart, not in your stomach (an admittedly lame reference to heavy bass lines :~p), try Dave Seaman's Buenos Aires, Deep Dish's Moscow, or Max Graham's Transport. No cheese but a lot more interesting.

Way too progressive.......2002-02-21

First off, I am a trance DJ, and know my trance well. I liked the funky trance of Prototype 1, but when I heard this, I wanted my money back. This CD is maad progressive and chill. Nothing to make you want to move, unless you really like way progged trance.

By the way, I just saw seb fontaine live, and he [was] so bad that I had to leave the room. And I even LIKE trance. How bout that?

Hyper Progressive House, Dark, Hard and Crazy...........2001-11-06

When I thin of Seb Fontaine I think, go crazy, becasue his sets drives you crazy (In a great way (Trust Me)), I can't listen to this cd and drive because I would start Driving 120 mph and start thinking I am SUperman and I don't want to do that.
Seb to me has his own style that is why at Global Underground he has a class of his own called Prototype....
This cd Prototype 4 makes me go wild, from the beggening of the cd he rocks the set and ends leaving you gasping.... Great Complation, best Prototype to date, best complation from Seb To date, and I can't wait for the next one to come out so I can get pumped up agin.....