Next Level [Enhanced]

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By adding some older flavors to his stew of future music, Miami's own trance-dance sound machine George Acosta has come up with an amazing record. Rounded by a frivolous sense of fun and 3 a.m. hip-shaking, Acosta gets the BPMs revved and hypnotic by his third selection, Perpetuous Dreamer's "The Sound of Goodbye (Above & Beyond Mix)." After that the party just gets harder. Moon Project's pumping "Moments Are Forever," the Sasha-tinged tones of Sunscreem vs Push's "Save Me (Push Remix)," and the joyous rave cheese of Planet Punk's "X-T-Cee" are all about pure, unadulterated glee. Acosta has fashioned a great Saturday night summer house party record for those who want to dance a lot, trance a bit, but never, ever chill out. --Steffan Chirazi

Tracks:

Forever My Life: The Begining
Tank *****
Boot 'Em Up
From N.Y. To N.O.
F.U. Serv
Murder
I Hate The Way I Live
Best Friend II
1,2,3
Straight Outta N.O.
Snatch Them Hoez Up
My Homies
This Is For My *****
Freaky Dreams
make 'Em Bleed
Hit The Block
Strap Up
I'll Be There
My Story
I Luv It
The Last Song
Forever My Life: The End

Customer Reviews:

Underated.......2007-01-12

This is still one of my favorite all-time No Limit cd's...This cd was highly underated and underappreciated...I love this album to this day and always will remember some of the bangin No Limit cd's and how No Limit made the game what it is today...

NO LIMIT SOULJAS.......2006-09-30

another no limit classic, cop this cd along with any TRU record they all be off da HOOK

2nd solo and his 2nd best album.......2005-03-04

Serv On is back after a year and a half off since his ok debut. Of the 4 Serv albums I have (I don't have "Take A Sip") this is my 2nd favorite one. Although it is on No Limit so you get a ton of guests on here (only 5 solos out of 20 songs) but he does good where he get's his chance. As usual with Serv, you get some good deep songs, some about hustlin' and gangsta life and a few dirty ones as well. It has 1 classic, 9 good songs, 6 ok songs, and 4 that I skip, so it could have been a good 14-16 song 4.5 star album but oh well. Production is pretty good (as ususal by Beats by the Pound Crew). Carlos Stephens does 6 songs, KLC (4 songs), Craig B (3 songs), O'Dell and Mo B Dick (2 songs each), and Mark in the Dark, Ke'noe and Sons of Funk each do 1 song. A must have album for Serv and down south rap fans.

#2 - 8 (f/ c murder, fiend, lil soldiers, kane, abel, mia x)
#3 - 7 (f/ fiend, mystikal)
#4 - 9 (good beat -- F/ Big Punisher (R.I.P.))
#5 - 7.5
#6 - 7 (f/ magic)
#7 - 8.5 (deep song)
#8 - 8 (f/ c-murder -- sequel about his best friend "His lady")
#9 - 7
#10 - 9 (f/ magic & c-murder)
#11 - 4 (f/ mia x)
#12 - 6.5 (f/ sons of funk -- deep song)
#13 - 8 (f/ ghetto commission)
#14 - 7.5 (dirty song -- f/ O'dell)
#15 - 7.5
#16 - 8.5
#17 - 8 (f/ fiend)
#18 - 8 (f/ peaches -- deep song)
#19 - 10 (Classic -- great beat -- f/ KLC -- about coming up in the game)
#20 - 6
#21 - 5.5 (f/ o'dell)

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I love this album.......2003-03-18

I love this album because not only does he avoid the sophomore slump, he takes time to step up his rap game as well. It's like he gave us an inner path inside his mind. My favorite tracks are "The Last Song", "Murder", & "Tank Nigga". Not a bad album

Rowdy Is The F**k, Ni**a!.......2000-02-26

Da Next Level is tight. Get his new one coming June 6 2000. Buy it the first day it comes out, cause it'll be tight as hell.

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Acosta is NOT known for Top 40 trance
Great CD
A Must Have!!!
Reeper is the one of the best among the tracks
Great Mix

Next Level
George Acosta
Manufacturer: Ultra Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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All Rights Reserved
Lost World
Miami

ASIN: B00005Y1UL
Release Date: 2002-02-19

Tracks:

Reeper Intro - Acostanation
Resurrection - PPK
The Sound Of Goodbye - Perpetuous Dreamer
Moments Are Forever - Moon Project
Save Me - Sunscreen vs. Push
Revelation - King Of Clubs
Razor Fish - Tranquility Bass
Color Of My Dreams - Letticia
Urban Train - DJ Train feat. Kirsty Hawkshaw
X-T-Cee - Planet Punk
Follow The Sun - Moontrack
The Reeper - George Acosta
Legacy - Push
Such Is Life - Rank 1

Amazon.com

By adding some older flavors to his stew of future music, Miami's own trance-dance sound machine George Acosta has come up with an amazing record. Rounded by a frivolous sense of fun and 3 a.m. hip-shaking, Acosta gets the BPMs revved and hypnotic by his third selection, Perpetuous Dreamer's "The Sound of Goodbye (Above & Beyond Mix)." After that the party just gets harder. Moon Project's pumping "Moments Are Forever," the Sasha-tinged tones of Sunscreem vs Push's "Save Me (Push Remix)," and the joyous rave cheese of Planet Punk's "X-T-Cee" are all about pure, unadulterated glee. Acosta has fashioned a great Saturday night summer house party record for those who want to dance a lot, trance a bit, but never, ever chill out. --Steffan Chirazi

Customer Reviews:

Acosta is NOT known for Top 40 trance.......2005-05-10

This album ranks up there with History of Trance,because it contains way too many mainstream hits.Of course for newbies,this cd will open the door to the wonderful world of trance.Fans of dance will enjoy this,true trance lovers needen't get this,there is much better stuff of George's out there.Since Acosta is the world's best trance dj,I have to say that he did a damn good job mixing the tracks,especially his own "Reeper",which remains one of the best Acosta tracks.

Great CD.......2004-01-13

I think this CD is awesome. You can listen to it again and again and love the music.

A Must Have!!!.......2003-02-05

George Acosta is one of the greatest trance DJ's ever and this album more than proves it. With great vocal songs like Perpetuous Dreamer's "The Sound of Goodbye", and hard hitting beats like "Suburban Train-Cosmic Gate Mix" this album definitly makes you want to get up and dance. My recommendation. . .Buy this CD immediately.

Reeper is the one of the best among the tracks.......2003-02-02

I heard the reeper in a club,and I loved that.so I got the CD,there are 4 tracks that are really great.Like #4,5,10,and 11.I really like his work,it is nice and deep

Great Mix.......2002-12-05

George Acosta, in my opinion, is the best trance DJ out there. I have every CD he's put out and I love them all (with the exception of Release: AM Edition). He doesn't play mainstream top 40 dance/trance remixes of songs on the radio. If you're into the "scene" at all, you'll appreciate his work.

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THIS A JUMPING MASTER

World War III
Mikey Dread
Manufacturer: Dread at the Control
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00007KIBH
Release Date: 2003-01-14

Tracks:

The Jumping Master
Break Down the Walls
Jah Jah Love (In the Morning)
Israel (12 Tribe) Stylee (ext. play)
Money Dread
Mental Slavery
Skin Head Skank
Losers Weepers, Finders Keepers
World War III (ext. play)
Warrior Stylee
DATC Masterpiece
Break Down the Dub
Seekers Dub
Jamaican Dub
Flat Fee Dub

Customer Reviews:

THIS A JUMPING MASTER.......2006-05-20

This is absolutely Mikey Dreads best album, and possibly the wackiest, most twisted dub ever recorded. Mikey is a strange little man with a strange little voice and this is dark and strange reggae. The dominant feature is Mikey's incessant chanting of the same or similar sounding phrases over and over again in his nasel, munchkin voice. This is never boring and verges on being trance-inducing. His voice becomes strange instrument. Underneath all the chanting the music is twisting, writhing and distorting in ways that only a slightly unhinged dub master can make it do. The result is brilliant and endlessly fascinating. Unfortunately, this is not the original version of this recording. The original was out for only a short time and only on vinyl. This copy, (originally called Return of WW3 or something like that) quickly followed as an attempt to tone down the wierdness and make it more pallatable to the American hippies and Brittish rude boys who were the only people listening to reggae at that time. This album, in fact, was heavily influenced by Mikey's work with The Clash. (he appears on their Sandanista album) I would reccomend WW3 even to people who aren't into reggae. I myself have come to see reggae as just something silly and light hearted to play on sunny days. But WW3 will always have a special place in my collection.

Taking Shag and Beach Music to: The Next Level

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Taking Shag and Beach Music to: The Next Level
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Gad Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00099416Q
Release Date: 2005-05-03

Tracks:

Duke of Earl
Broken Heart
Old Time Sake - Jonathan Burton
Where's the Love - Craig Woolard
What a Day - Mardi Gras,
Rag Top Down - D.K. Davis
Got to Get Used
Dance the Night Away - The Winstons
We'll Cross That Bridge - Dink Perry, Jeff Reid
Peepin' in the Window
Little Bit of Love - Jonathan Burton
How Long
Beach Music in the Summer - Mardi Gras,
Love Is Gone - Band of Gold
Dancin' in the Moonlight - Dink Perry
Let This Night Last - Maurice Williams,

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Y4K: Further Still Next Level Breaks
Tayo
Manufacturer: Disti
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005AA07
Release Date: 2001-03-12

Tracks:

Traveling On [Original Mix] - Kevin Beber, Keenan, Tamra
Sueno Latino [Bushwack! -Breakbeat Mix] - Sueatino
Setup [Bushwacka!]
Bodyshock [Adam Freeland Remix] - Aquasky
De Antidote
Eskimo
Rotten. Com - Meat Katie
Co-Nun-Drum - Creative Invasion Collective
Black Widow
Gyromancer [False Prophet Mix] - PMT
Scram
Red Pill [Apex Remix]
Beyond - Jackal & Hyde
Firegood - Tayo

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It's a Toss up

The Realest
Lil'e
Manufacturer: Next Level
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Just Tell Me Why

ASIN: B000056MRD
Release Date: 2001-01-16

Tracks:

Backstabbers
One Of Us Gotta Go
The Call (Skit)
Can't See Me
Gone For Life
The Realest
Who Dat Is?
Ghetto Theme
What Does It Mean?
Always
The Struggle
Project B**tch
The Interview
Ballin' With Us
The Realest (Bonus Track)
Lil' Brianna (Skit)

Customer Reviews:

It's a Toss up.......2001-05-28

This cat Lil E is a cross between The Realest, and Tupac with a southern voice. He's just another Tupac sound a like. Which isn't so good. Even though he do got some nice tacks on this CD, It still not that good of an album. But if you a southern Rap fan, than this a CD that you would get. Other than that, It would be a toss up. The Production is bad, not horrible bad, but bad. If the production was better I'd give it a four, but a two what I gave it. I took one star off for production, one stars off for sounding like Tupac. And one more star just because I just don't like it too much

Tracks:

Intro: Soldiers (Y4K Edit)/Let The Good Times Roll - Dub Pistols
Base 6 - The Chemical Brothers
Ultra-Funk (Latina Remix) - Vigi & Zero
Treat Me Better - Northern Lite
Starwater (It's Alright) - Infusion
Fly With Me - Coloursound
Blue Song - Mint Royale
Still In The Groove (Def Offenders Remix) - Reckless
Warrior (Adam Freeland Mix) - Pressure Drop
Problem Is Feat. Terry Hall (Soul Of Man Mix) - Y4K Edit - Dub Pistols
Base Design - Apex
Funky Heroes (Krafty Zulu Funk Remix) - Afrika Bambaataa
Real Life - Audio Bullys
Burning Up - Alpinestars

Product Description

1. Soldiers - (Y4K mix, Acapella, with Planet Asia)
2. Let The Good Times Roll - (with Layo & Bushwacka)
3. Base 6 - (with The Chemical Brothers)
4. Ultra Funk - (with Vigi & Zero)
5. Treat Me Better - (with Northern Lite)
6. Starwater (It's Alright) - (with Infusion)
7. Fly With Me - (Y4K mix, acapella from "Architect" by Dub Pistols, with Coloursound/Planet Asia)
8. Blue Song - (with Mint Royal)
9. Still In The Groove - (with Reckless)
10. Warrior - (Adam Freeland mix, with Pressure Drop)
11. Problem Is - (Soul Of Man mix, Y4K edit, with Terry Hall)
12. Base Design - (with Apex)
13. Funky Heroes - (Krafty Kuts remix, with Afrika Bambaataa)
14. Real Life - (with Audio Bullys)
15. Alpine Stars - (with Burning Up)

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

i will make this fast, i will get right to the point!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2005-08-13

ok, ready here goes. all i listen to is electronica/dance music. everything from trance to house, and i love breaks. i listen to everyone from icey/babyann, uberzone, all the way to the uk joint's. freeland, rennie, freestylers. out of all the breaks cd's i own, and this is no lie, this one has to be number 1. no kidding folks. from the first song to the last, there is a complete and awesome, never ending flow. solid base lines, solid and hardng base lines. little things here and there that tickle the deepest parts of your noggin. this disk has rappish style to some songs, but not the rap crap that is out to day. tight words with meaning. look, bottom line, if you like breaks, get it, i promise you you will love this cd. if u are new to breaks and are looking for other artist------------> freestylers, uberzone, adam freeland, meat katie, plump dj's, SOUL OF MAN <-----they are freaking awesome also. baby ann, dj icey, dalyn ryhmes, hmmmm, let me get back to you. but in the men time, get this cd. and that my friends is the fo real deal yo, dj willie will spinnin da fo real, peace out homies and homettes!!!!!!!!!!!

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My View Review
Loving Greg O'quin's title cut "Unh-Unh"
The Perfect CD If Your Going Through A Storm
Anointed
great CD

Cliches
Gregory O'Quin 'N Noyze
Manufacturer: World Wide Gospel
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005O6O2
Release Date: 2001-08-28

Tracks:

Introlude
Bounce
Interlude
Don't Make No Sense
Awesome
Unh-Unh!
Interlude (Mother Wingate)
Understand?
Everything
The End Of The Story
Singin' 'N The Rain
Greg's Storm
U Complete Me
It's Alright With Me
Untitled... (God)
I Told The Storm (Remix)
The Victory Song

Customer Reviews:

My View Review.......2004-04-16

I felt the CD has some beautiful songs. I just feel that he should try to appeal to more than just 16-24. Some people are a little more traditional. He made no attempt to communicate with those of use who have been in church since child hood. True enough I am 28 and I do like contemporary urban gospel. He came really close with 'Uh Uh Peace'. The entire cd is wonderful I just believe that he should want to touch more than just one generation. For example: an a capella spiritual, a traditional sunday morning song with a foot stompin' hand clappin' feel of his own original words, maybe a country gospel toon. I just feel like he has boxed himself in to one avenue. I don't see the creativity.

Make no mistake, I love the CD. I listen to it regularly.

Loving Greg O'quin's title cut "Unh-Unh".......2003-05-08

If you don't have this CD, then you should get it in a hurry. I heard one cut ( title: Unh-Unh) and fell in love with it, then I bought the whole CD, and it is "AWESOME", (One of the cuts on this CD). This is definitely by far the best I have heard from Greg O'quin. As long as he (Mr. O'quin) keeps telling the storm, everything is going to be great. God has really worked in you with this project. It is rejoicing to my soul everytime I hear it (everyday, all-day). GOD IS "EVERYTHING" (another cut).

The Perfect CD If Your Going Through A Storm.......2003-01-10

thiz cd is wonderful and it will minister to your soul if you are going through a storm because the songs help you get through your storm. the song Unh-unh! and I told the storm tells you what to tell your storm. I really liked the interludes and Greg's storm because he is real with what was going on in his life and how he made it through his storms because "my God surrounds us"

Anointed.......2002-06-06

Saints let me tell ya. When I first got the cd I was a pretty big O'quin fan. But when I put the cd in I got to the first couple of songs and judged them by the beat so I did what most people probably did and fast-forwarded to "I told the Storm (Remix)". Well I gave the cd another chance the next day at work and as I have been going through some thing I was praying and the Lord opened my ears and heart to "Awesome", "Unh-Unh!" and "I told the Storm" the Spirit began to sit in and minister to me. A word is what I receive (present tense) when I listen to it.
For anyone that's going through you need this cd for anyone that's not you need this cd b/c we all have storms come in our lifes.

great CD.......2001-09-17

This CD is in the stores now - great CD - if you have the opportunity to pick this one up - you will love it - not saying that because - it is awesome. Shouts out to James Pickney a member of Greg O'Quin and Joyful Noyze and a member of Pleasant Mount Gilead Missionary Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Quality Nu Breaks Mix with Longevity
A needed infusion of excitement restored to this series

Y4K: Next Level Breaks
Koma & Bones
Manufacturer: Y4k / Distinctive
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005R1OV
Release Date: 2001-08-28

Tracks:

Love (Terminalhead Remix) - Sirene
Rhythm Asobi (Precision Cuts Mix) - Ryu
Come Alive (Skull Valley Dub) - Drop Culture
Mr Jingles - 2Sinners
What Sounds Are - Chris Carter
Turquoise (B.L.I.M.'s Relentless Bass Mix) - Circulation
Q-Tohn - Jark Prongo
Fire (Faith Is Alive) - Markus
Night Stalker - Altitude
M.A.C.E. - Blu Mar Ten
Rhythm Is This (Mr Natural's Bush Bitch Remix) - Phender
Intensify (PMT Remix) - Way Out West
High Rollin' - Koma & Bones

Album Details

Koma and Bones Create a Driving Mix from the World of Breaks and Beats.

Customer Reviews:

Quality Nu Breaks Mix with Longevity.......2002-08-31

.... I brought this CD almost a year ago and it still gets much rotation. It has all of the attributes of a quality breaks CD. Excellent mixing and deft, funky, quirky beats and basslines that don't stray too far to the darker side of breaks.

The key here is selection. There's a generous smattering of deep, teeth-clenchingly satisfying bangers ("M.A.C.E.", "Mr. Jingles", "What Sounds Are"), punctuated by steady, bubbling burners ("Turquoise", "Q-Tohn", "High Rollin'"). The beginning three tracks start off the CD nicely with a nod to the funkier side of nu breaks. When I say that, it's not a reference to the "funky breaks" genre; just listen to "Come Alive" - it's infectious and has the unmistakeable rhythmic, deep, percussive dopeness that nu breaks is all about.

Also, this CD far outshines most of the other breaks CDs out there. Tayo's 4YK contribution had potential (I mean, it's a good CD) but suffered from a lack of cohesion and application of some well-heard tunes (how many dang mixes is "Gyromancer" on??). And Bedrock Breaks was also hit and miss.

But believe me, Koma and Bones' Y4K offering has got to be the sure shot.

A needed infusion of excitement restored to this series.......2001-10-12

Let's just go ahead and get this out of the way. Koma & Bones are actually three lads from Lancaster and have one of the worst monikers in the business. While simultaneously releasing their own artist album Blinded By Science, they've now been handed the next installment of Distinctive Breaks' Next Level Breaks series. Fitting the Next Level title, they serve up British breakbeat in all forms: dubby, trancey, more than a tad housey. Think two steps removed from Hybrid but still conceivable in a progressive DJ set and you're about there.

As for the hits, ace producer Chris Carter dishes out another winner, the hot electric tease "What Sounds Are". Circulation and BLIM team up for an appropriately techy/gritty "Turquoise," a grubby twin to Future Sound of London's "Papua New Guinea." Bringing up the end, Phender certainly backs up the claim that "Rhythm is This", while PMT goes dark and moody on Way Out West's vocal "Intensify."

Koma & Bones pull off a winning mix because they decide to have some fun, avoiding the dour earnestness of the prior episodes. Anyone willing to play a track with that disco "Toot Toot, Beep Beep" sample inside ("MACE") obviously gets it. It's a needed infusion of excitement restored to this series.

Next Level 2
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Next Level 2
DJ Friction
Manufacturer: Shogun Audio
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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