Pure Drum & Bass/Grooverider [Import]

Product Description
UK dance compilation featuring 36 tracks on 2 CDs, mixed live by Grooverider. Tracks include DJ Spice-'Step Off' (DJ SS Remix), Roni Size-'Snap Shot', Ray Keith feat. Lea-'Brutal',Ed Rush & Optical-'Bacteria', B.T. Tribe-'Dark Stranger Y2K & many more. 2000 release. Slimline double jewel case housed in a slipcase.

Pure Drum & Bass/Grooverider,Various Artists,Telstar TV,Dance Collections,Pop,Rock

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Wipeout Pure: The Official Soundtrack Various Artists Manufacturer: Distinctive ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Drum & Bass | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music | Ambient | Dance Pop | Disco | Drum & Bass | Electronica | Freestyle | Techno-House | Trance | Trip Hop General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Wipeout XL Bohemia MTV's Amp I Choose Noise The Fat of the Land ASIN: B000A87K7S Release Date: 2005-10-04

Tracks:

1. Aphex Twin Naks Acid
2. Cold Storage Onyx
3. Drumattic Twins Twister
4. Elite Force Cross The Line
5. Freq Nasty Grand Theft (Edit)
6. Friendly We Got Juice
7. Jay Tripwire Room 2
8. LFO Flu Shot
9. Ming & FS Hellion
10. Paul Hartnoll Boot Up
11. Paul Hartnoll Ignition
12. Photek C-Note (Instrumental Mix)
13. Rennie Pilgrem & Roxiller Bug
14. Stanton Warriors Night Mover
15. T Power The System
16. Tayo Meets Acid Rockers Uptown Crafty Youth
17. Themroc MeanRed
18. Ils Saxtrax [Bonus Track]
19. Way Out West Pulse of Life (Edit) [Bonus Track]
20. Hybrid Zulu [Bonus Track]

Product Description

1. Aphex Twin Naks Acid
2. Cold Storage Onyx
3. Drumattic Twins Twister
4. Elite Force Cross The Line
5. Freq Nasty Grand Theft (Edit)
6. Friendly We Got Juice
7. Jay Tripwire Room 2
8. LFO Flu Shot
9. Ming & FS Hellion
10. Paul Hartnoll Boot Up
11. Paul Hartnoll Ignition
12. Photek C-Note (Instrumental Mix)
13. Rennie Pilgrem & Roxiller Bug
14. Stanton Warriors Night Mover
15. T Power The System
16. Tayo Meets Acid Rockers Uptown Crafty Youth
17. Themroc MeanRed

Bonus Distinct ive Tracks:
1. Ils Saxtrax
2. Way Out West Pulse of Life (Edit)
3. Hybrid Zulu


Format: CD

Average customer rating: Big wings, soft sound Guaranteed to blow your mind! A Solid Album undiscovered gem... Too busy showing off to deliver the goods

Blush Bows Manufacturer: Too Pure / Beggars ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Ambient Pop | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Drum & Bass | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trip-Hop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Cassidy The Night Garden The Merkin Dream ASIN: B00000JPDI Release Date: 1999-08-24

Tracks:

1. Big Wings
2. Troy Polenta's Big Break
3. Blush
4. Overfor Kommer
5. King Deluxe
6. Speed Marina
7. No. 4
8. Britannica
9. Aquavella
10. It'll Be Half Time in England Soon
11. Girls Lips Glitter
12. Sleepyhead
13. Rockets

Amazon.com's Best of 1999

With lush, artful arrangements and vocals that float over hushed drum & bass beats, the debut record from Bows is like an unsettled dream filled with Freudian imagery and subconscious yearnings. Taking elements of Björk and Portishead, Bows give rise to something at once mysterious, disturbing, and beautiful. --Matthew Cooke

Amazon.com

Jungle is built on one essential tension--between hyperspeed drums and half-speed bass lines. Bows' debut, Blush, gives the screw another turn, setting tentative Björk-like vocals, languorous strings, and slow-motion keyboards to jarringly frantic beats. It's like a 4 a.m. dream, with a soundtrack by Roni Size. But there the New Forms comparisons end. Bows, the project of former Long Fin Killie frontman (and acclaimed novelist) Luke Sutherland, is an art project first and a dance-music crossover second. The emphasis is on mood, not momentum, and most of the time the mood is a barely articulated melancholy. That's no surprise coming from Glaswegian Sutherland; the "postrock" that Long Fin and Too Pure labelmates Pram and Laika made back in the day upended rock's rebel-boy verities, demoting its front-and-center aggression to background status and pushing its liquid substratum to the fore. Bows does the same thing to electronica traditions, producing an album that'll have you, to quote two wise men, dancing in your head and crying in your beer. --Jeff Salamon

Customer Reviews:

Big wings, soft sound.......2004-08-09

Somehow the sound of Bows' "Blush" is too earthy to be properly classified as dreampop. The stormy percussion and jazzy horns of the opening track set off the tone for a strange trip-hop experience -- mysterious and seductive, with the sense that you should wake up from this dream soon.

It starts off quietly with the gently peculiar "Big Wings," followed by the muted concert hubbub of "Troy Polenta's Big Break" and the lurching, aching title track. Subdued female vocals, sputtery drumbeats and dreamy string arrangements line songs like "King Deluxe," the elegantly ominous "Speed Marina." Stuck in the middle is a wickedly funny little advertisement for the band, a touch of humor that grounds all of it. It would have been better if placed at the beginning or end, though.

"Blush" comes across as a beautiful nightmare in the middle of a jazz club. Very sensuous and beautiful, but also surreal and disturbing. A feeling of unease runs all through the album, especially since the songs tend to run into one another, shifting and changing like dreams do.

The sound of the music is a mix of electronic beats, shimmers and soundscapes, layered smoothly with some very muted bass and solid percussion. The strings lift it up to the sky, and the jazzy horns pull it back down to earth. It's a surprisingly liquid sound, mixing gentle trip-hop with stormy underbeats.

The vocals come from three people -- Ruth Emond, whose voice is very sweet and airy; Signe Heirup Wille Jergesen, whose voice is a little less ethereal in songs like "Sleepyhead"; and frontman Luke Sutherland, with a sort of quiet falsetto that he keeps low. The feeling they give off is quite sultry, a bit like psychedelic torch singers.

"Blush" lives up to its name -- colorful and sweet. The lush instrumentation and dreamy vocals soften the uneasiness of Bows' debut, and make this a wonderful trip-hop album. Highly recommended.

Guaranteed to blow your mind!.......2002-06-16

Out of the hundreds of cd's I own, this is without a doubt my favorite. Once this disc hits your player I doubt you'll ever want to take it out. This record is filled to the brim with lush beats, beautiful vocals, and mesmerizing sounds that will fill your heart and soul with glee. Luke Sutherland is a creative genius, destined to go down as one of the finest artists of our time. The man doesn't only create beautiful music but is an up and coming author as well! "Blush" is a triumph, the type of record that will make you want to go out and buy everything the band has ever released (take that as a first class endorsement for the second release, Cassidy, which is also top notch) and everything the label that signed them has released (Too Pure Rocks!). Buy this record!

A Solid Album.......2002-04-25

This album's a real pleasure to listen to...something of a continuation of Long Fin Killie's "Amelia." Luke Sutherland did a good job balancing his falsetto on that final LFK album, and he should rely on it more here--the woman's got a great voice, but...

He should make more albums.

undiscovered gem..........2001-08-24

I have been impressed by this album and play it quite a bit. It is somewhat of an undiscovered gem and whenever people are round my house and hear it they all want to know what it is. Having said that, for all that I like it I find myself unable to really fall in love with it. There is a distance there which stops me from engaging with it fully. Possibly it is a bit to cold and clinical, no real sould to it. It sounds great though and gives Massive Attack or Portishead a run for their money.

Too busy showing off to deliver the goods.......2001-05-26

Now, I'm all for a bit of breakbeat, orchestral and sequence grandstanding, provided it doesn't detract from the beauty of the song. But all I'm finding here is... meandering, pompous streaks of breakbeats, samples, and wistful sighs. Without direction. There's something to be said for classical song structure! You know, chorus, bridge, clever interlude, magnificent recoil away from the symmetry, and circling back down into a haunting choral fade. This stuff is mostly all over the map - it makes for decent background prettiness, but closer study reveals that Bows are simply posing, while forgetting to entertain us. Witness a few of my favorite songs in a similar vein - Goldfrapp, Utopia or Lovely Head; Hooverphonic, Battersea or just about anything on the first 2 CDs; Lamb, Gorecki; Mono, Life In Mono; Emiliana Torrini, Baby Blue; Locust, Just Like You; Massive Attack/Cocteau Twins, Teardrop; Mythos, November; Saint Etienne, Goodnight Jack; etc. That fire just isn't here. This is a fairly good CD, but it just didn't move me - it sounded more like the Portishead B-Side remnants than anything else. Ah well, the search goes on...

Average customer rating: Cassidy but no Casanova Cassidy (4.5) Surprisingly fluffy BRILLIANT, GROUNDBREAKING DREAM-TEMPO POP..... another good collection from luke sutherland

Cassidy Bows Manufacturer: Too Pure / Beggars ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Ambient Pop | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Drum & Bass | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trip-Hop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Blush Amelia New Moon ASIN: B00005AQR2 Release Date: 2001-09-04

Tracks:

1. Luftsang
2. Cuban Welterweight Rumbles Hidden Hitmen
3. Man Fat
4. Ali 4 Onassis
5. Uniroyal
6. B Boy Blunt
7. Wonderland
8. DJ
9. Blue Steeples
10. Hey Vegas
11. Sun Electric/Ton Ten All The Way Home

Amazon.com's Best of 2001

Luke Sutherland, the mastermind behind Bows, really knows how to drape a gauze of sparkling sensuality on top of his work. His second release, Cassidy, contains hazy, Spiritualized-sized orchestration, Gus Gus/Massive Attack-styled trip-hop, and a Low-like sense of minimalism. On Cassidy, guitars sound like harps, and hushed, breathy vocals (from Sutherland and guests from acts like Speaker Bite Me and Snowpony) become naked siren songs. Beats appear and disappear in vapor trails within the tracks. The overall sound may float near shoegazer, slowcore, and drum & bass, but the music comes in cloudy forms that change and lose shape once you try too hard to categorize them. Bows uses basic vocal and synthetic sounds to inflate the songs, making them rise to heavenly heights of narcotic pop, but the twinkle of bells and organs keeps the innocence level just as high. Cassidy is a dreamy record, one that brings all the aural comforts of Slowdive with the additional kick of the occasional beat to keep the disc moving. --Jennifer Maerz

Customer Reviews:

Cassidy but no Casanova.......2003-11-29

European quirk-tronica can only go so far. Unfortunately Bows missed that memo. I am not sure what happened between their much-heralded debut, 1999's Blush, and their new record, Cassidy, but somewhere somebody missed something. Perhaps I'm just not hip enough to get this record, I don't know. Bows is what Japanese mixmeister Cornelius would sound like after half a bottle of Nyquil. That's not to say front man Luke Sutherland is without talent; his would just be better served as one of Bjork's many collaborators. I kept hoping I would be rescued by the theme song to Mr. Magoo but instead was left with empty atmospherics and a Scandinavian chanteuse.

Cassidy (4.5).......2003-07-12

The thing about Cassidy is that it's not that different from Blush. The only real difference I noticed from both CDs is that Cassidy has more female vocals and actually appears to be slightly softer than Blush. None of these things is really a bad thing, but they aren't necessarily good things. The tracks are still as charming, and still as different in comparison to most other CDs out there. The bad thing is that they lack individuality. One track seemlessly flows into the next, which normally is a good thing like in Boards of Canada's "Geogaddi" or Stereolab's "Sound Dust", but in Cassidy, it just makes them indistinguishible.

'Luftsang', the title track in Cassidy bears a striking resemblence to 'Big Wings', which is the title track in Blush. Granted, both tracks are awesome, but it just seems a tad identical. It's almost as if Luke Sutherland was rushing the CD in some way, but instead of sacrificing musical beauty, he ended up losing a sense of interest in each of the tracks. When he was in Long Fin Killie, his CD 'Amelia' had a spark. When he made the metamorphosis into the alias of Bows, there was another spark, but his follow-up CD ends up being a dull knife trying to penetrate the side. For those that didn't care for Blush, they probably wont care for this. And for those who loved Blush, they'll love this, just possibly a little less. Despite some of the problems, it still surpasses other CDs as far as the eye can see.

Surprisingly fluffy.......2002-05-24

Wow. This is a surprise. Bows' last release was hampered with a repetitive quality and an annoying sarcasm that was difficult to overcome. "Cassidy," on the other hand, is sheer ethereal bliss. Beats shift into soaring melodies, guitars plink and strum where harps should be, and the tempo constantly changes, speeding way up before quieting down at the end.

Those listeners discontent with Luke Sutherland sounding bored on "Blush" will be happy to know that he no longer plays as if he is above his audience. There are nothing but airy, dreamy love songs- albeit strange ones- like a supposed affair between Mohammed Ali and Jackie Kennedy Onassis, on this record. The melodies are pure bliss, and the strings and electronics backing them up make it an even greater pleasure to listen to.

My only problem is that with all the breathy vocals, no bass, and very little traditional song structure, there is nothing that you can really grab onto on this disc. You keep waiting for it to come, but true nirvana, it seems, is just barely out of reach, almost taunting the listener. But other than that minor gripe, "Cassidy" is easily one of 2001's best releases.

Think drum & bass heaven style.

BRILLIANT, GROUNDBREAKING DREAM-TEMPO POP............2002-04-19

...in the same spirit as Sutherland's BOWS debut "Blush", this courageous album solidifies his masterful leap in transforming the original darker intentions of triphop to chill-out and "lighten up" already. How? Well, he makes it all seem so easy by recombining only the finest blends of warmest world-grooves with its cooler counterparts born of ideas that originated in the realms of My Bloody Valentine/Cocteau Twins dreampop. Voila!!! Like magic, a little bit of heaven descends into the larger themes of emotional addictions and physical excess. "Cassidy" is the equivalent of finding an azure blue oasis right smack in the middle of urban anxieties. This music has tranformative powers....and will quickly have you in a state of aural transcendance and bliss. All the darkness that had pervaded early triphop bands like Portishead and Massive Attack is tossed into the cumulus outter-space of gamelan inspired bells and chimes decorating Sutherland's mystical, groove-laden sonic landscapes. The innovative beats and vocals that inhabit this rare collection of songs are, in a word, sublime. AN INSTANT DOWNTEMPO CLASSIC! NOT TO BE MISSED! GORGEOUS AND HEALING PARTY MUSIC!

another good collection from luke sutherland.......2002-02-19

Luke Sutherland really impresses me. It surprised me how much lighter this CD is than his first, and still just as good. Highly recommend this to anyone with a good ear for new sounds.

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Pure Abstrakt: Adventures in Dub Various Artists Manufacturer: Shadow Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Drum & Bass | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trip-Hop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music IDM | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Pure Abstrakt ASIN: B000009N1G Release Date: 1998-07-21

Tracks:

1. Spiral Dub - DJ Food
2. The Remoteman - Jammin' Unit
3. Ol' Bunkhouse - Cujo
4. Panic - Duboniks
5. From The Soundtrack To 'Breakfast With A Gun' - Futique
6. Dubble - Funki Porcini
7. No Slo Dub - Slowly
8. Movement Dub - Marschmellows
9. Ecco - Shantel
10. Slow' N ' Low - Jimpster

Amazon.com

The label that first brought DJ Krush to U.S. attention, New York's Shadow Records intends to "push the envelope of the indie sound past the place where hip-hop, abstrakt, ambient, alternative, and electronica collide." This 14-track compilation meets that criterion with groovable enigmas: DJ Cam's scary-pretty Hindu-hop cut "Lost Kingdom," Diferenz's jazz-hop swirl on "Poppin' Ya Head," Da Germ's piano-and-turntable collage "Physical Chemistry," and Sharpshooters' fey Euro-rap on "Spirits Unseen." The American arm of Britain's progressive Ninja Tune label, Shadow lacks a single artist as visionary as Ninja's Amon Tobin or DJ Vadim, but its organic trip-hop aesthetic--part slacker, part beatnik, part B-Boy--comes through with all the clarity of a Miles Davis horn blast on this cool collection. --James Rotondi

Average customer rating: Brilliant Album As tasty as 'purplesaurus rex' and snackcakes DEFEAT Pure Music Purification for the soul.

Pure Cosmicity Manufacturer: A Different Drum ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Dance Pop | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Culture Escape Pod for Two Beyond Here and Now Disconnect Resynthesized ASIN: B00005UKCH Release Date: 2001-11-27

Tracks:

1. Darkness
2. I Want You
3. Defeat
4. Something
5. Let Me In
6. Escapism
7. I Have Nothing
8. The Perfect Shape
9. The Princess of Detroit
10. Hope
11. Hotel Allegro Chicago

Album Description

Cosmicity returns with the band's best album ever, mixing the catchy, simple synthpop structures and songs that made the band popular from the beginning together with a modern edge and slick production.

Customer Reviews:

Brilliant Album.......2003-03-01

I got into synthpop just a couple of years ago, and Cosmicity was one of the first acts I really explored. The first album I heard was "Isabella" and I thought that was amazing. After hearing that album, I wanted to hear more and subsequently tracked down other albums by Cosmicity. I previously thought that Isabella was the best, but then I heard Pure. This album is spectacular. Literally every track is a gem. Mark has always explored a lighter sounding synthpop, but with this album he seems to combine that sound beautifully with some of the most insightful, yet somehow amusing, lyrics I've ever heard. My personal favorite tracks are "I Want You," "Let Me In," "Escapism," and "I Have Nothing." I would consider this album a must have for all fans of synthpop.

As tasty as 'purplesaurus rex' and snackcakes.......2003-03-01

Ever looked at your CDs, and had a hard time choosing between tossing something on by Pet Shop Boys, OMD, Erasure, New Order, or A-ha??

Yeah? Ok, well this album can rid you of that tremendous choice.

No? Well, all I can say is that I pity you and I hope your music collection gets better soon. Buying this CD will help you on your way. In fact, it is one of the early steps to recovery.

So what do you want me to say? This is a strong release from a talented band. It has good songs and great songs, highs and lows, twists and turns.

Goes well with thrill seekers and schizophrenics.

DEFEAT.......2003-02-27

The first time I heard Defeat I knew I wanted it. I actually found the single (which I recommend if you can find it) and listened to the song on repeat for 3 days. The rest of the cd is similarly good. I also recommend Cosmicity's Isabella cd.

Pure Music.......2003-02-26

This CD has been in constant rotation ever since I got it many months ago. Cosmicity has refined his sound to create even more catchy/complex songs that tear at the soul. His lyrics are more complex then I have ever heard before. He music is catchy and you will find yourself singing along and singing long after the CD has stopped spinning.

Some standouts on this CD include: "I Want You" a poppy song with a infectious melody, "Let Me In" a more minamilist song with amazing synth programming, it is a song of longing which really connects with reality. "Escapism" the only instrumental on the CD a very nice touch to set off all the other songs on the disk. "Hotel Allegro Chicago" a nice finish to the album, a slower and slightly darker song.

Overall this is definately a must have for anyone who likes electronic/pop music. A mix of sounds/moods and lyrical complexity gaurantee this album constant rotation in my collection.

Purification for the soul........2003-02-14

Love it. I just got this cd and it's already one of my favorites of all time. It's exactly what I look for in a cd. The music and lyrics are brilliant, and you can tell there is passion behind them. There are dancy songs and mellow songs, yet a consistency that makes the album a cohesive whole. Best song is "I Want You." It's a perfect mid-tempo song with a melody that sticks in your brain. Other standouts are "Darkness," "Something," "Let Me In," "I Have Nothing," and "The Princess of Detroit." The only track I don't dig is "The Perfect Shape." You want it to go somewhere that it never does. With that being the only negative, I highly recommend this cd. And for the record, it definitely does not sound like Erasure. The song "I Have Nothing" is reminiscent of Pet Shop Boys, but Cosmicity definitely has its own unique sound. One warning: don't listen to this before the previous album Binary Language of Love. I made that mistake, and Binary didn't even compare, yet it probably would have been good if I'd heard it before Pure.

Average customer rating: 'Best Of' Toucans on steel pan

Beak Sounds Toucans Steel Drum Band Manufacturer: TropiCo Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music International Folk | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Steel Drum Buffet ...By Request ASIN: B00019DOL2 Release Date: 2004-01-01

Tracks:

1. Maria
2. Kokomo
3. Poinciana
4. Put Out De Fire
5. Waiting In Vain
6. Isle Of Capri
7. Jean & Dinah
8. I Can See Clearly Now
9. My Shawl
10. I Will
11. The Bare Necessities
12. Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You
13. One Love

Album Description

The Toucans fly out of the recording studio with a beakload of fantastic tunes just for you! Get ready for an endless Toucan summer with great tunes like "Kokomo", "I Can See Clearly Now", "The Bare Necessities", and lots more!

Beak Sounds is the eighth album from the Toucans Steel Drum Band, and features only the best tunes from the last two years of Toucanery. Recorded with state-of-the-art studio techniques and fantastic engineers, this album is sure to please any steel drum fan!

Customer Reviews:

'Best Of' Toucans on steel pan.......2004-11-18

A collection of the best of the group's previously unrecorded gems, from the powerful 'Maria' to the standard 'Kokomo', which comes across as a jazzy, fun classic here.

Average customer rating: Pure Perfection!! phuken wicked Great Grooverider Xpert mixing Wicked Distortion and Breaks!

Pure Drum & Bass/Grooverider Various Artists Manufacturer: Telstar TV ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music | Ambient | Dance Pop | Disco | Drum & Bass | Electronica | Freestyle | Techno-House | Trance | Trip Hop General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Experimental Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Experimental | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Rap & Hip-Hop | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00004TA9Z Release Date: 2000-07-25

Tracks:

1. Bacteria-Ed Rush & Optical
2. Strangled Duck (Origin Unknown Remix)-Red One
3. 4 Days (Moving Fusion Remix)-Badd Co
4. Autumn (Dillinja Remix)-Die
5. Something Out There (Twisted Anger Remix)-Ray Keith
6. Dark Stranger Y2K-BT Tribe
7. Poison Ivy-Die
8. Nimrod-Ill Figure
9. Killa Bees-Usual Suspects
10. Alien Girl-Ed Rush Optical & Fierce
11. Bambaata (Dillinja Remix)-Shy FX
12. Peace Keeper-Moving Fusion
13. Coming On Strong-Fellowship
14. The Pulse-Badd Com
15. Gas Mask-Ed Rush & Optical
16. Konga-Kane
17. Tag-Decoder
18. Say What-JB
19. Fluid-Test (AKA Dillinja)
20. Human Future-Ram Trilogy
21. Road Runner-Special K
22. Nitrous-Badd Co
23. Five Tones (Brockie Remix)-Undercover Agent
24. Rock Baby-Jagged Edge
25. Phantom Force-Digital & Spirit
26. Beckoning-Konflict
27. Step Off (DJ Ss Remix)-DJ Spice
28. Snap Shot-Roni Size
29. Turbulence-Moving Fusion
30. Champion Sound (Badd Co Remix)-Q Project
31. The Dragons Theme-The Dragon
32. Flip Da Script Part 2 (Matrix Remix)-Freshmess On Wax
33. Brutal-Ray Keith
34. Sweetness-Fellowship Versus Xstasia
35. Tudor Rose-Dillinja
36. Future Sound 2000-Cause 4 Concern Veruses Phuture Assassins

Album Description

UK dance compilation featuring 36 tracks on 2 CDs, mixed live by Grooverider. Tracks include DJ Spice-'Step Off' (DJ SS Remix), Roni Size-'Snap Shot', Ray Keith feat. Lea-'Brutal',Ed Rush & Optical-'Bacteria', B.T. Tribe-'Dark Stranger Y2K & many more. 2000 release. Slimline double jewel case housed in a slipcase.

Customer Reviews:

Pure Perfection!!.......2004-11-20

Some great tracks. This is classic drum 'n bass and a must buy. You won't be disappointed.

phuken wicked.......2000-10-15

FAT BEATS some real fat beats on here must have with some real to-be classics like champion sound and killer bees. cant stop danciong while listening to it!!!!! truley must have (slightly comercial but still a must buy)

Great Grooverider Xpert mixing.......2000-07-06

an amazing compilation of beatz from the cutting edge of modern day dnb. all credit goes to grooverider for spot-on beat-mixing. if u r a fan of the darker side of drum and bass this is a must have LP. best tunes Bacteria, Strangled Duck, Autumn, Champion Sound, Snapshot, Brutal, etc.

Wicked Distortion and Breaks!.......2000-06-13

If you thought Andy-C, Fabio, Hype, Krust, Bailey, and the rest of those hard knockers got tight blends...then you better recalibrate cause'this time Groovy's hittin the decks with mad tunes and feelings ready to pump your heart'n'soul inside out. Check out Ray Keith's Twisted Anger during the mix... !

Average customer rating: Even better then the first Wonderful synthpop! Buy it if you like synth great second album..... pick it up....

You Manufacturer: A Different Drum ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: For A Special Moment Time to Speak ASIN: B00007M9NL Release Date: 2002-12-11

Tracks:

1. We Are the Scene
2. Zeitgefuhl
3. If I Was You
4. Im Traum
5. The Other Side
6. Winter
7. With You
8. Free to Leave
9. Hide My Mind
10. For a Long Time
11. Emotional Machine
12. The Atom of the Moment

Album Description

"You" is the second full album by Germany's melodic synthpop act Wave In Head. This time the band polishes the song writing and electronic programing even more, mixing the use of both English and German language lyrics. Songs like "With You" and "Emotional Machine" stand out as synthpop anthems.

Customer Reviews:

Even better then the first.......2003-02-26

This is an exceptional band, and an incredible album. I liked the first album Time to Speak, but I like this second album even more. As on the first album, his voice is very smooth and clear -- although I feel like this album might just be a little more polished then the first. I'd recommend both, though. The best songs, in my opinion, are If I Was You, The Other Side, and Free To Leave.

Wonderful synthpop!.......2003-02-26

Wave In Head is a band that I had a few songs by on some various artist samplers and their songs were among my favorites from those CDs. When I bought their first CD, Time to Speak, I was not disappointed. I like this CD, You, even better. Intelligent lyrics, catchy melodies, good music. Personal favorites from this CD are "Emotional Machine" and "Winter". I highly recommend this CD, and getting the "With You" single, which has 8 tracks and many remixes from this CD, as well.

Buy it if you like synth.......2003-02-26

Great album. Not perfect, but a must for synthpop lovers. Start with the prior album too.

great second album..... pick it up...........2002-12-26

this is the second cd from Wave in Head. i am on the third listen right now, and i like it. alot along the lines of the first one, yet a little different. catchy base that makes you tap your toes to it. this cd has the popular european sound. they sound along the lines of camouflage, boytronic, mobile homes, etc. smooth powerful vocals that are clear. given a choice, i rather have these vocals that you can hear over the distored vocals on a lot of cds. this is pure clear well produced songs.

another hit from a different drum.. keep it up Todd!!!

Average customer rating: Michael is "no one to forget" Great debut "I just began to hope, but that hasn't been enough"

Time to Speak Wave In Head Manufacturer: A Different Drum ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Dance Pop | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: For A Special Moment You ASIN: B00005NSU8 Release Date: 2001-07-31

Tracks:

1. Zeit Zu Leben
2. Where I Belong
3. Progress
4. Criminal Ballad
5. I Began to Hope
6. Polygone
7. Trails
8. No One to Forget
9. Wie Schnee
10. What Could I Ever Try
11. In My Ears
12. Time to Say...

Album Description

"Time to Speak" is the debut album from Germany's melodic synthpop act Wave In Head. The band builds on a strong traditional synthpop sound, adding a modern edge while keeping the songs and melodies in the forefront.

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Michael is "no one to forget".......2003-03-01

This album is the perfect culmination of uplifting dancy tracks and slow tracks that will sweep you into another dimension. Michael has a voice that is so utterly enchanting that you melt into a dream. His vocals are impossibly passionate and smooth, enhanced by his ... German accent. Absolutely sensational! His programming is excellent as well, a transcendental soundscape of beautiful sounds and catchy patterns.

Although I enjoy all of the tracks on this CD, some of my favorites are "What Could I Ever Try", "Progress", "I Began To Hope", "Trails", "Criminal Ballad", and "Polygone". This is definitely a CD that you can be pleased to have as a part of your collection. Michael will leave you spellbound with his talent and yearning for more.

Great debut.......2003-02-26

Led by the classic I Began to Hope, this synthpop album from A Different Drum offers a lot to the synthpop fan.

"I just began to hope, but that hasn't been enough".......2001-11-17

As some of you may know, I recently put together a music project for the synthpop community regarding the tragic and heinous terrorist attacks of Sept. 11th. Among those who graciously contributed material to my compilation was an artist from Germany known as Wave In Head. I received a demo CD-R in the mail containing several tracks ... and I was amazed! The material on this CD-R was so good, I felt compelled to go right out and buy the CD ... and it's a purchase I have not regretted.

This has got to be one of the best synthpop albums of the year. Electronic melodies, emotional vocals that recall styles varing from Marcus Heyn of Camouflage to Martin Gore of Depeche Mode. The electronic arrangements are crisp, polished, and all of it is in the light synthpop vein of the 80's. But it's Michael Pohl's emotional vocals, with a German accent, which make this collection really stand out.

Highlights from the album: "Criminal Ballad" ... I chose this song for my upcoming 9/11 tribute. It's a song which gives the perspective of someone who lives in the city, and is forced to live in fear every day of his life because of all the crime and the bad things that happen. While not written specifically for the Sept. 11th tragedy, the lyrics seem to fit ... "Staying alive has become so easy, except at times when an anger rules the world" ... how true this is for the people in the World Trade Center.

"I Began to Hope" ... a very emotional ballad about having someone whom you love very much, let you down in the worst possible way. This is a very good choice as the first single off this CD, and Michael's very emotional vocal performance makes this track.

It is hard to find even one fault with this most excellent collection. Even the two songs on here which are sung entirely in German, "Wie Schnee" and "Zeit Zu Lieben", are very listenable. This CD has been unable to dislodge from my CD player since it arrived in the mail. This one comes highly recommended to those who like the melancholy side of electronic pop.

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I Began to Hope Wave In Head Manufacturer: A Different Drum ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music All Bargain Titles | Dance General | Dance & DJ | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music ASIN: B00005R1H8 Release Date: 2001-10-02

Tracks:

1. I Began to Hope (Maxi Mix)
2. Swinging Pendulums (Remix)
3. I Began to Hope (Wave In Club Mix)
4. Polygone (Remix)
5. I Began to Hope (Acid Island Mix)
6. Night Over Me (Empire State Human Remix)
7. I Began to Hope (Final Selection Remix)
8. I Began to Hope (Version 2.0)

Album Description

Wave In Head presents a very catchy and polished single with many versions of the title track for all moods, from dance to melancholy. This German synthpop act really shines on this single and will leave you wanted to hear more.

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