Drum and Bass Sessions

Product Description
This double album brings together a fantastic selection of tracks from some of the scenes biggest names as well as future classics from talented rising stars. Artists include LTJ Bukem, EZ Rollers, Peshay, Ed Rush and Dillinja. Slipcase. Sessions label. 2003.

Drum and Bass Sessions,Various Artists,Sessions (Soh),Club/Dance,Dance Collections,Dance Music,Jungle/Drum'n'bass,Pop,V/a Compilations

Average customer rating: DRUMM&BASS QUEEN LTJ IS THE SHH... Disappointing Instant groove :) This album is increadible

Progression Sessions, Vol. 5 LTJ Bukem Manufacturer: Good Looking Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Drum & Bass | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Drum & Bass | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Logical Progression, Level 1 Progression Sessions, America LIVE 2001 Journey Inwards Progression Sessions: UK Live 2003 Progression Sessions 03 ASIN: B00004YKZK Release Date: 2000-10-10

Tracks:

1. Sky Line - Pariah
2. Dark Matter - Nu Moon
3. Miles & Miles From Marz - J-Laze
4. Travel Star - Makoto & Akira
5. Logical - MC Conrad
6. Close To The Source - LTJ Bukem
7. Equanimity - Intersperse
8. Chill - Big Bud
9. Future Shock - Lacarno
10. Skyward - Makoto & Akira
11. Indian Summer - Big Bud

Tracks:

1. Sky Line (Instrumental) - Pariah
2. Dark Matter (Instrumental) - Nu Moon
3. Miles & Miles From Marz (Instrumental) - J-Laze
4. Travel Star (Instrumental) - Makoto & Akira
5. Logical (Instrumental) - MC Conrad
6. Close To The Source (Instrumental) - LTJ Bukem
7. Equanimity (Instrumental) - Intersperse
8. Chill (Instrumental) - Big Bud
9. Future Shock (Instrumental) - Lacarno
10. Skyward (Instrumental) - Makoto & Akira
11. Indian Summer (Instrumental) - Big Bud

Customer Reviews:

DRUMM&BASS QUEEN.......2006-05-22

I LUV THIS CD!!!!!!!!! Progression Sessions, VOL. 5 is my favorite LTJ bukem CD ever and if you are a true Bukem fan you have to add this CD to your collection of Bukem classics.

LTJ IS THE SHH..........2003-09-02

This is a gem right here. Forget his Earth series, LTJ's Progression Sessions are where its at! The beats are hot and a little jazzy-just like I like it!!!!! If you've never heard LTJ live, you definitely missed out. He is THE BEST electronica dj ever!!!!

Disappointing.......2001-09-26

Sorry people, but I found this one disappointing, the continual mix seems to go on a bit, not like Bukem's other stuff at all.
It does indeed sound like the live set he played last year, but somehow there just isn't enough variety. The second CD being purely instrumental is a bit of a rip off really.

Instant groove :).......2001-09-07

I bought this album shortly before seeing LTJ and MC Conrad play live in Tallahassee, Florida. The show was amazing and this album captures the performance brilliantly. While not recorded live, there is a definite energy about the whole album with the ebbs and flows in all the right places. Conrad's vocals blend effortlessly into LTJ's silky smooth mixes and to havw one without the other would be wrong. Brilliant.

This album is increadible.......2001-08-25

Although some of the lyrics are well recycled from the other Progression Sessions, the beats make this album absolutelly unique. I can't believe anyone can mix d'n'b so well. While not quite as intense as PS4, this album is still a top notch production. Extremelly groovy, easy to get into right from the get go, this disk made me upgrade my car stereo.

Average customer rating: Great new format, Live Anything from Good Looking Records. You've got nothing if you don't have options Excellent - Despite the rambling vocals phat, but haven`t we heard it before??

Progression Sessions, America LIVE 2001 LTJ Bukem Manufacturer: Good Looking Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Drum & Bass | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Drum & Bass | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Progression Sessions, Vol. 5 Logical Progression, Level 1 Progression Sessions: Live (Japan) Progression Sessions: UK Live 2003 Progression Sessions, Vol. 9 ASIN: B00005NYCC Release Date: 2001-10-02

Tracks:

1. Continental Drift - Nookie
2. Inside Your Love - Makoto
3. Take My Soul Baby - Makoto
4. Scho Location - Future Engineers
5. Default - Rantoul
6. Mind Vision - Makoto & Akira
7. Futures Call (Makoto Remix) - MC Conrad
8. Natural Experience - Nookie
9. Energetic Poetry (Nookie Remix) - MC Conrad
10. Solstice - Nookie

Customer Reviews:

Great new format, Live.......2002-05-14

This album captures the new sound of LTJ, the beats are funky to start and seamlessly work up to a classic cerebral-driving sound that we have come to love from our friends at good looking. I like how they have captured the more up-tempo sound of what they actually play live on this album, it really shows the dynamic of a live Bukem & Conrad performance of which I have been to many. Then there is the instrumental which is basically the same thing set up in the studio without conrad. It goes to show you how bukem is a machine, he sounds the same in the studio or live, even after a few spliffs. Conrad's flow is less rapping and more chanting, a distinction that is lost on most people who review these albums. The chant is a totally different type of vocalism, and it has more to do with precussion along with the beat than it does with lyrics, but since Conrad is so skilled lyrically, it adds a whole mind-blowing dynamic to the dance experience. I guess you have to come at it from the drum and bass roots rather than the hip-hop to fully appreciate it.

Anything from Good Looking Records........2002-04-02

This album is recommended. LTJ Bukem has been out since a long time continuing to produce one of the best DNB albums and compilations out there.

You've got nothing if you don't have options.......2001-11-12

This is a great live album. Both LTJ and MC Conrad blend music and vocals seamlessly. As usual, the energy is high without being distracting. The mixes are smooth and well balanced. If you just want to listen to the music, play the other CD and worry no more. I think MC Conrad adds a certain dash and smartness to the mix but it's nice to have choices. Like my daddy said "The secret to life is having options."

Excellent - Despite the rambling vocals.......2001-11-04

I liked LTJ's music alot but MC Conrad's "rapping" got to be a bit annoying after a while. Fortuneatly, Conrad's routine does'nt overshadow the great sounding music.

phat, but haven`t we heard it before??.......2001-10-16

With Progression Sessions Vol. 6, LTJ Bukem once again steps up, delivering precision beats and basslines enveloped in swirling atmospherics. The combination, when done right, can be a potent one; however, the question remains...haven`t we heard it before?
Let me say that I am a huge fan of Good Looking, Looking Good, 720 Degrees, Nexus, etc. The music manages to be both energizing and relaxing, a sublime contrast. Even through the countless titles released over the years, the music can still sound fresh, with newer producers such as Makoto and J-Laze exploring new dimensions of sound and incorporating new influences.
The music contained within Vol. 6 is no different- from deep to funky and usually a combination of both, it remains consistent with and even further solidifies GLR`s reputation. The quality of tracks is not the issue that I personally have with this release. I just feel a bit cheated.
For starters, there is not a great spectrum of artists represented. Therefore, the set contains diversity tempered by similar sounding tracks. For example, Makoto always keeps things jazzy and Nookie always keeps things a little on the harder side; there is precious little space in between. The main issue I have, though, is the fact that certain track on Vol. 6 have been realeased previously, on the lackluster Logical Progression Vol. 4. I know that Vol. 6 is a live set, and as such Bukem will blend material both old and new, but to pay 2,400 yen to listen to tracks I already have on a previous release seems a little, well, cheap.
Aside from this caveat, however, Conrad sounds nice (even if he does use recycled rhymes; `can I get a vote from the good vibe commitee` being a contender for the most overused, lamest sounding line this side of `bout it, bout it`). Bukem is, as ever, the consummate DJ, blending the tracks perfectly and releasing the music`s energy while still allowing it space to breathe.
In conclusion, I would have given this collection 5 stars, if not for the issues mentioned above. These are, I feel, relevant, especially to the avid fan of Bukem etc; however, this does not mean that I will stop buying new GLR material on sight. Just a suggestion for Bukem and crew, however...perhaps placing the tracklisting of the album on the outside of the case would allow us, the consumers, to have an idea of what we`re getting into before we purchase your product.

Average customer rating: This is about the best in drum & bass! Excellent! A m a z i n g Dj !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I see the light... Joyful sound experience

Progression Sessions, Vol. 4 LTJ Bukem Manufacturer: Good Looking Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Drum & Bass | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Drum & Bass | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Progression Sessions, Vol. 5 Progression Sessions, America LIVE 2001 Logical Progression, Level 1 Progression Sessions: Live (Japan) Journey Inwards ASIN: B00000JHJK Release Date: 1999-07-27

Tracks:

1. Systems Sylence - Rantoul
2. A Way Of Life - Big Bud
3. Soul 2000 - Seba
4. View Of Life - Moonchild
5. The Ladder - Rantoul
6. Rhodes To Freedom - LTJ Bukem
7. Butterfly - Makoto
8. Too High - Rantoul
9. Sly Detector - Psyne
10. Darker Than Blue - Big Bud

Tracks:

1. Systems Sylence - Rantoul
2. A Way Of Life - Big Bud
3. Soul 2000 - Seba
4. View Of Life - Moonchild
5. The Ladder - Rantoul
6. Rhodes To Freedom - LTJ Bukem
7. Butterfly - Makoto
8. Too High - Rantoul
9. Sly Detector - Psyne
10. Darker Than Blue - Big Bud

Album Details

An Instrumental Presentation of the First with MC Conrad.

Customer Reviews:

This is about the best in drum & bass!.......2003-11-23

I was introduced to this album in 1998, and I still listen to it regularly with delight, it's a favorite in my collection. This cd made me love D & B and I became a great fan of LTJ Bukem and MC Conrad. For those tired of the big-beat, hard drum & bass, or just for those looking for an introduction to the genre, this is perfect. The first cd is live (I mean completely, no computers there), with MC Conrad, you definetely feel the extatic vibe of that show and makes you hope you could go back in time and be there. The other cd is instrumental, in studio. Both offer a different sound, infused with jazz, and full of that atmospheric sound that was caracteristic of drum & bass at that time. They don't do records like this anymore, sadly.

Excellent!.......2001-04-20

I was becoming much less interested in the genre as the frequent reuse of samples and the same drum machine patterns produced a music that was tiresome at best. A co-worker from the UK was amazed that a New Yorker was interested in the genre and had nothing but accolades for Bukem after noticing my copy of Progression Sessions 3. After purchasing this album, I can only say Bukem is spectacular and MC Conrad is excellent. The vocal in addition to the instrumental disk provide a unique listening opportunity

A m a z i n g Dj !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2000-09-27

Although in both cds the songs are the same except of course the fact that in the fisrt one is with McConrad and in the other one is the instrumental cd..... the only thing that I can say is that LTJ Bukem knows how to excite you and how to calm you down! Chill out music in combination with Drum and Base!!!! Thanks Ltj

I see the light..........2000-09-25

More I listen, more I like. I purchased this disc 2-3 weeks ago and I should confess, even though I've been a huge Bukem fan, I didn't like the cd as much as I hoped I would. But since it's by Bukem the great, I didn't let go.

A few more days after purchase and a few more rounds in the disc player, I conquered. This is the PERFECT type of music to chill out cruisin' through the glow of new york city lights. I absolutely LOVE the Big Bud tracks especially the second track on the cd. I wasn't impressed at all by Rantoul's style at first but now it makes great sense to me. And Conrads style gives the music an EXCELLENT angle that creates something so real and so different. VERY mature, VERY straight forward, VERY awesome music altogether. "Butterfly" is also another excellent song. I'm looking forward to listening to it again cuz man, it's gettin' better more I play.

WOW! Now I see where it's going, don't you love it when that happens?

Joyful sound experience.......2000-08-07

A beautiful musical surprise coming from Good Looking Records. Seductive bass lines and vivid rhythms make the perfect surface for wide and oceanic harmonies. Both relaxing and meditative. MC Conrad's vocal performance makes the necessary distinction. Excellent use of echoes combined with extrinsic voice. In my opinion this is the best Progression Sessions disk so far.

Average customer rating: It only gets better Damn this girl gots skills

Stateside Sessions: Drum & Bass, Vol. 1 Sage Manufacturer: Topaz Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Drum & Bass | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Drum and Bass Elements Stateside Sessions: Drum and Bass, Vol. 2 Hold Your Colour ASIN: B00005PJ99 Release Date: 2001-10-23

Tracks:

1. Intro - Sage
2. Warp One - Marcus Intalex/ST Files
3. Control - Abstract/Calibre
4. Hideous Kinky - Futurecut
5. Just A Vision (Marcus Intalex/ST Files Remix) - Solid State
6. Koka (Remix) - Calibre And Juju
7. We R The Ones (Remix) - Klute
8. Bombjack - Bulletproof
9. Breathe - Bad Company
10. Invid (E-Sassin Remix) - Dieselboy
11. Ancestros - Juju
12. Decent (Phunckateck Remix) - Dieselboy
13. Agent Orange - Sage
14. Rapture - Sagelektra
15. Nephlim (Kemal/Rob Data Remix) - Bulletproof
16. Trace Format - Klute

Customer Reviews:

It only gets better.......2002-01-07

Sage's rise to fame in the drum and bass scene has been incredibly fast. The reason is quite simple: she's that good. Now, this phenomenal DJ/DnB producer has released her first full length album. While it's impossible to capture the energy of Sage spinning live on a packed dance floor, this album does come close.

More details

The selection on the album is overall excellent. A number of 'Sage standards' are included in the mix, such as: 'Warp one', 'Koka', 'Just a vision' and 'Invid'. Any fan of Sage's will recognize these instantly. This album also includes some tracks fresh off the press, such as Klute's fusion of trance and DnB in 'Tranceformat'. This song alone is worth the price of the CD.

The mixing on the CD is flawless. This is no small feat considering that all mixes were recorded live (Dieselboy is probably the most famous DJ for this style of recording). As another reviewer has pointed out the mixing between Juju's 'Ancestros' and Dieselboy's 'Invid' and 'Decent' is nothing short of spectacular. The latter song is also available on Dieselboy's 6ixth Session but has a rightful place on this album since it's actually a remix by the Punckateck crew, which Sage is a member of. It's a testament to the skillful mixing on this CD that it includes a good variety of drum and bass tracks and manages to keep it all together in perfect harmony (compare 'Bombjack' with 'Tranceformat').

Bottom line(s)

If you're in the hardstep/techstep crew you'll definitely like this album. If you like Dieselboy or DJ Dara you will love this album. And if you don't like it the first time you listen, listen again - it only gets better!

Damn this girl gots skills.......2001-11-27

This girl has got mad skills on the tables. She makes most D&B DJs tremble at her feet. If you like drum and bass on a vocal tip, this is the CD for you. The track selection is awesome and I like how she throws in a Dieselboy track in her mix. Her style is west coast jungle, like Hive and UFO!

Average customer rating: cute package, but contents drone The girl is simply amazing. True to the Dance Floor Definitely not the WORST D'n'B artist around! Don't bother

Stateside Sessions: Drum and Bass, Vol. 2 Empress Manufacturer: Topaz Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Drum & Bass | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Stateside Sessions: Drum & Bass, Vol. 1 Drum and Bass Elements ASIN: B0000695QH Release Date: 2002-08-13

Tracks:

1. Slow Motion - Polar
2. Issues (Dylan Remix) - DJ Damage
3. Beat Box - Sabotage
4. 5 Faces (Vectorburn RMX) - Dphie
5. Slanked - Orion
6. Skin - Substrata
7. It's Cool To Dance - Bulletproof
8. Tambor - Juju
9. Transit 3 - Empress
10. B Negative - Black Sun Empire
11. Tech Has Taken Over Me - 2 Cities
12. Recharged (Black Sun Empire RMX) - SKC
13. Creature - Synthetix
14. CZR RMX - Stakka
15. Eggplant - Subhuman
16. Oxygen Mask - Negative
17. Houston - Kaos

Customer Reviews:

cute package, but contents drone.......2003-12-15

i thought this cd would be excellent, like those i have heard from other outstanding NYC djs like Dara or Reid Speed. unfortunately, it is not- in my opinion. the tracks selected are boring - played all together the way she does it. maybe each one alone might be tolerable, if juxtaposed with some more complex rhythms or some melody, vocals, anything! but it seems like one long boring clanking track all the way through. she attempts variation with track 2 but goes nowhere with it. i was extremely disapointed. no real melody or variation here, just unoriginal, unspirited dark middle of the road D&B.

The girl is simply amazing........2003-12-07

This mix is great. Starts out incredibly mellow, almost an ambient track, then builds up and hits full force. It continues to swell and ebb the length of the disc. She has a good feel for her music, and places the tracks well. If you want an intro to some of the more technical dnb, pick this up you'll enjoy it; if you already know what you like, the track listings speak for themselves. Sessions 2 is on my heavy rotation list of cd's. And, she's pleasing on the eyes to boot!

True to the Dance Floor.......2003-01-14

I've heard those other mix CDs: Reid Speed, Dieselboy, DB, Sage, etc. They are good. But this one is better. On Stateside Sessions 2, the song selections and mixing stay true to the dance floor. This is Drum and Bass just the way I like it. It reminds me of a late night out in NYC. I can definitely tell that Empress came out of that NYC junglist culture. Techy, tribal, fast.

You'll notice that the really BAD reviews below came from users who live in NYC. They probably have other reasons for disliking her, such as being competing NYC DJs, and one guy really doesn't give any details at all, as if all he wanted to do was lower her score maliciously. He didn't back up his bad review with any reasoning. My suspicion is that they have something personal against her (almost everyone in NYC has beef with one another) which has nothing to do with the quality of this CD.

Empress has so many great songs on this CD, including one by Juju and another from Phunkatech Communications. Breakbeatscience Recordings is also represented right up front. This is US Drum and Bass at its finest, with the entire country represented. This is the ONLY music that can get me on the dancefloor, so it has my full recommendation.

Definitely not the WORST D'n'B artist around!.......2002-09-14

There are many fine drum and bass artists in the world and no matter what someone tells you or a review tells you about Empress, she is awesome at what she does, though it is out of the ordinary. Empress's style is a bit on the tweeked side of drum and bass, which is not for the majority of jungle fans. She throws down a great little mix here for everyone to enjoy, though I am sure this mix is not the best I have ever heard from her. If you like female drum and bass, you should also look for Sage, Reid Speed, Miss K, and Dazee to quench your rinsing thirst.

Don't bother.......2002-09-09

This cd is not that great. Don't waste your money.

Average customer rating:

Drum & Bass Sessions Various Artists Manufacturer: Sessions (Soh) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Drum & Bass | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music ASIN: B000MR9DNG Release Date: 2007-03-06

Tracks:

1. Loyal To The Game - Cowboy Ranger
2. Say You Love Me - Goldie
3. Angels And Fly - High Contrast
4. Dayz Of Glory - Influx Datium
5. Seven Years (Matrix Remix) - Nu:Tone
6. The Wall - Bungle
7. Dreamscape - Sonic
8. Can't Have You - Kontrol
9. Tell Me - J. Majik
10. No Test - Distorted Minds
11. Selassie I (Psycho Freud Remix) - Sun Dan
12. Bionic Dub - Sylo
13. Girlz - Potential Badboy

Tracks:

1. Hide & Seek - Commix
2. The Trip - Logistics
3. Sinatra - J. Majik
4. E3 - Zinc
5. Solarise - J. Majik
6. 2 Million And Rising - Influx UK
7. Steal My Heart - Dumsound
8. Enuff - Kaleb
9. Hit The Switch - DJ SS
10. Fire (Kenny Ken Remix) - Demoliton Man
11. Together - Logistics
12. Say Your Words - Concord Dawn
13. Small World (Quick Response Unit Remix) - Capelton

Average customer rating: BEST OF UNDERGROUND SOUL A renaissance of soul music and spoken word... Refreshing One of the Best Compilations of the Year Giant Step Records continues to drop gems

Soul Sessions Various Artists Manufacturer: Giant Step Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Drum & Bass | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Techno-House | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Techno-House | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Soul Sessions 2 Giant Step Records Sessions, Vol. 1 Soul Sessions Soul Jazz Sessions This Journey in ASIN: B000066C0B Release Date: 2002-05-28

Tracks:

1. Twisted - Ultra Nate
2. Our New National Anthem - Donnie
3. The Essence (Joe Claussell Mix) - Herbie Hancock
4. Future Love (Ananda Project's Future Soul Mix) - Atlantis
5. Call Me - N'Dambi
6. Saturday Night Experience - Jody Watley
7. Ground - Carl Hancock Rux
8. Love Chooses Lovers - Jiva
9. In A Heartbeat - Koop
10. Again - Imani Uzuri
11. Ever After - Seek
12. Mariposa - Nickodemus
13. Happiness - Shawn Lee

Album Description

NYC based Giant Step has been an essential part of modern soul music for over a decade. Their marketing division has worked with breakthrough artists like Macy Gray, Jill Scott, and India Arie. As the first installment of this new series, Giant Step Records Soul Sessions gathers and introduces some of soul music's newest and brightest luminaries as well as legends. This compilation contains tracks that were previously available only on 12 inch vinyl and features such artists as Ultra Nate, Donnie, Jody Watley, Koop with Terry Callier, and Herbie Hancock.

Customer Reviews:

BEST OF UNDERGROUND SOUL.......2003-02-28

MOST OF THE SONGS AND ARTISTS ON SESSIONS WILL NEVER BE HEARD ON MAINSTREAM R/B STATIONS. WHICH IS PROBABLY THE MAIN REASON I PURCHASED THIS CD. IM FAMILIAR WITH ABOUT 5 OF THE ARTIST ON HERE , ULTRA NATE PROBABLY BEING MY FAVORITE. HER SONG TWISTED FROM HER LAST CD IS HERE IT'S LAID BACK JAZZ TRACK WITH HER HUSH VOCALS IS ENOUGH TO PUT ANYONE IN THE MOOD. N'DAMBI AND SEEK DELIVER THE OTHER 2 STAND OUT TRACKS WITH MAD HOUSE FLAVOR. THIS IS GREAT SOUL/DANCE MUSIC AT ITS BEST. NO TRACK IS WORTH SKIPPING OVER.

A renaissance of soul music and spoken word..........2002-12-17

Giant Step Records has long been on the vanguard of burgeoning soul. "Soul Sessions" is no exception. A truly novel recording, "'Sessions" unites a wide range of talent under one musical umbrella. Herbie Hancock, Chaka Khan, Jody Watley, Ultra Naté and Donnie are just some of the artists featured here.

Sonically, the collection is an enticing mix of soul, jazz and electronica. Funk and soul exist alongside chillout and drums 'n bass tracks quite appealingly.

Ultra Naté's "Twisted" and Jody Watley's "Saturday Night Experience" are both jazzy excursions into chillout territory, whereas Donnie's "Our New National Anthem" is more consistent with traditional soul; Herbie Hancock featuring Chaka Khan's "The Essence" gets a drums n' bass reworking by Joe Claussell, and Seek's "Ever After" is allusive to disco.

This is a brilliant collection with absolutely no filler. In addition to the tracks already mentioned, standouts include Carl Hancock Rux's "Ground", Imani Uzuri's "Again" and Shawn Lee's "Happiness".

"Soul Sessions" is a brilliantly conceived and executed experiment that not only reaffirms, but redefines the definition of soul.

Refreshing.......2002-09-25

I can't understand why adult contemporary radio stations never play music like this. Despite of a couple of skippable songs, this is one of the best compilation CDs I own. The highlights would be (my favorite)"In a Heartbeat", "Twisted" and "Future Love" and the disco flavored "Again".

One of the Best Compilations of the Year.......2002-07-05

The influential label Giant Steps digs deep and compiles slammin' jams that have passed radio's radar screen on the lush "Soul Sessions." While modern r&b collections grow repulsively trendy, this album offers slammin soulful grooves from names that may be familiar to the average Joe Schmo as well as other tracks from lesser-known artists. Standouts include the mellowed out jazz of Ultra Nate in "Twisted," as well as Jody Watley's "Saturday Night Experience," a welcome diversion from her dance pop of the 1980s. My favorite track is the funkified "Our New National Anthem" by Donnie. All in all, this is a groovilicious collection that should appeal to soul snobs and casual listeners alike.

Giant Step Records continues to drop gems.......2002-06-03

The assiduous efforts of Giant Step Records payed off with this release of soulful gems. Underground music just gets better and better with record companies like GiantStep. Mainstream misses out again.........in to be honest, I don't care because I don't give radio much time in my home or car. The dulcet vibe of this entire CD is something to cherish in anybodys soul collection, dance collection or just an underground enthusiast.

favorite gems

hmmmm......... pretty much all of them

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Average customer rating: THE CHEAPEST AND BEST D&B COLLECTION YOU WILL BUY EVER!!!

All Good Vinyl: Classic Drum & Bass Sessions, Pt. 1 Various Artists Manufacturer: Copasetik ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Drum & Bass | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005YDLS Release Date: 2005-11-01

Tracks:

1. Playboys
2. Casino Royale
3. Future Realities Pt. 1
4. Remix Of Fanatik Deep Sleep
5. Remix Of Terranova Precipice
6. Destiny
7. Atmospheric Funk
8. I'll Come Get Ya
9. Strangelove
10. Spacewalk
11. Remix Of DJ Pulse Destiny
12. U Down
13. Remix Of Skin Divers 29 Rivers
14. Future Realities Pt. 2
15. Remix Of Skin Divers 29 Rivers
16. Come To Me

Product Description

best drum & bass from the original posse from the uk - remember the greats such as alex reece, wax doctor, playboys? well they are all on this one!

Album Details

Check this Release Out as this First Installment of Probably the Most Important Music Form to Come Through Since Hip Hop Invaded Our Soundwaves Back in the 1980's!

Customer Reviews:

THE CHEAPEST AND BEST D&B COLLECTION YOU WILL BUY EVER!!!.......2007-01-04

I TOOK A CHANCE FOR A QUARTER AND BOY WAS MY RISK WORTH EVERY PENNY, THIS CD IS WORTH ABOUT $40 IN TERMS OF THE QUALITY ATMOSPHERIC D&B TRACKS YOU GET. ONLY TWO SONS SUCK THE FIRST AND THE LAST BUT EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN IS SOLID, IF YOU LIKE LTJ BUKEM THEN YOU WILL LOVE THIS CD

Average customer rating: Christagau's review informs us

The Good and Evil Sessions Good and Evil Manufacturer: Thirsty Ear ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Drum & Bass | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Big Beat | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: Nu Bop Equilibrium Harmony and Abyss Listen ASIN: B00009B8DH Release Date: 2003-08-19

Tracks:

1. Brainwash
2. Then Again
3. Stakeout
4. Close Call
5. Hideout
6. On the Run
7. Roll It Back
8. Change of Plans
9. Sweetbitter

Customer Reviews:

Christagau's review informs us.......2003-09-10

The latest Matthew Shipp- William Parker collaboration... no drummer. All beats electronic, generated by Brooklyn production duo Danny Blume and Chris Kelly, who relax into patterns that leave room for Parker to bend his bass toward an equivalent of the body groove that jazz folk associate with swing. Only this groove doesn't swing-it's more like techno that realized acid jazz was garbage and went back home to mama. Shipp riffs, hooks, and decorates, leaving theme and cognitively dissonant variation to name trumpeter Roy Campbell and two trombonists. Not deep, not intense.

Average customer rating:

Bingo Sessions, Vol. 3: Mixed by Chase and Status Various Artists Manufacturer: Bingo Beats ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Drum & Bass | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music ASIN: B000EZ8ZT4 Release Date: 2006-04-11

Tracks:

1. Come Back - Chase, Status, Top Cat
2. Steppin Stones [Zinc & Friction RMX] - Zinc
3. Roll Slow - Eksman
4. Griffin - Stakka
5. Supersounds [Clipz RMX] - Jenna G.
6. Saigon Traffic - Sonic
7. Hello [Fierce & Break RMX] - Zinc
8. Believe - Chase, Status
9. Creeper - Dynamite MC, Zinc
10. Frozen Solid - Sub Focus
11. Mistral - Zinc
12. Druids - Chase, Status
13. Deep - T.C.
14. E3 - Zinc
15. Sunday Morning - D. Kay
16. About to Change - Redeyes
17. Re-United - Ill Logic, Raf "X"
18. Dezires [Marky + Bungle RMX] - Aquasky
19. In Love - Chase, Jenna G., Status
20. Can't Have You - Kontrol, OB 1
21. Stand Up [Makoto RMX] - Le Funken
22. Loves' Theme - Chase, Status
23. Reunion - A Sides
24. Technical Difficulty - Zinc
25. Hear No Evil [Marky + Bungle RMX] - Zinc
26. Havoc - Chase, Status

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