DJ Masters [Import]

Product Description
Essentially 'DJ Masters' is a 3 CD collection of current & forthcoming 12 inch vinyl release mixes, captured on CD for those unlucky enough not to be on the wheels of steel, yet still have a need or yearning to have the latest club killers ahead of their full commercial release, or even access to mixes that aren't available on the commercially released CD single. The discs have also been deliberately unmixed, so as to provide scope for the end user to use each track more effectively. Central Station. 2004.

Tracks:

Farra - Ripperton
The 16th Machine - Bot'ox Meets Showgirls
Air Moves - Photogenic
Don't Push It - Jimpster
Welcome To Zion - King Roc
Don't Be Lonely - Vernon
The Right Wing - Nick Chacona
Darkroomboot - Opus Ink
So That's What Happens - Herlihy & Torrance
Alienation 3/Beyond the Forest - King Britt
I Go Deep - Jim Rivers
Praise - Art Of Tones
Aura - Motorcitysoul

Tracks:

Ahh - Thugfucker
I Need - Marc Romboy Vs. Robert Owens
Serotone - Matt O'Brien
Lose Control - Lance De Sardi
It's Your Time - Planet Funk
Moods - Shlomi Aber
Celofans - Pabo Akaros
Flick It - D'Julz
Sleeping In the Bass Box - Guy Gerber
Crop Duster - Shlomi Aber
Driven - Estroe

Album Details

Satoshi Tomiie Returns to Renaissance for the Ninth Edition of "The Masters", Fresh from the Success of the 2006 Launch of the Sister 3D Series. He Delivers a Contemporary, Two Disc Ride Through Worldwide Dance Culture, Marrying Undiscovered Gems with Future Classics. Tomiie's Wide Crossover Appeal (Reflected in this Tracklist) Draws on his Soulful House Roots Through to the Contemporary Electronic Sound of Europe. Upfront Tracklist Draws on Some of the Hottest Production Talent from Round the World

Customer Reviews:

I left planet Earth........2007-07-25

This album takes you to a different world. Each track is perfectly mixed, carrying you on to the next. This music sends you on a ride, trust me. For me, the album really picked up at "Welcome to Zion" for it's there that the dark beats come into play. The second disc is no exception. In the first track of the second disc, it sticks with some simple loops and then dives right into the second track and the ride starts again. Satoshi Tomiie absolutely mastered this CD, it does far more than his other Renaissance contemplations.

Programmed to Perfection!!.......2007-05-13

Satoshi Tomiie blows me away again with his superbly mixed compilation album. His attention to detail and ear for music give way to a set of forward-thinking house music that defies the boundaries of any particular genre. Tech-funk and soulful melodies contribute to the joy I feel when I listen to this album. His impeccable timing and engineering skills make the set flow "just right." He beat-mixes the songs in key for extended periods of time, which really adds a subtle element of flawlessness to the journey he creates through his set. He adjusts the dynamics just right to master a normally flat-sounding track into an enhanced 3D soundscape! Of course, his choice in content is the foundation for the album's greatness (in my opinion). My favorite track is Jim Rivers "I Go Deep." When I listen to this track, I feel like I am having a deep, spiritual (personal) experience with my inner self. I actually cried as I was driving home late one night as this track was mixed in. Overall, I have a passion for progressive house music that is funky and has soul. This definitely fits the bill! My mixes are free podcasts that I upload every month and can be heard at [...]. Hope you enjoy!!

Ellegant Music.......2007-05-12

The music that this melodic cd contains it's very ellegant and unique, without loosing the ELECTRO style, because as we all know, electro it's changing the world of electronic music and it's the genre all people want to hear, so I must say A+.

Fancy a game of chess?.......2007-03-22

The last several installments of Renaissance's "Master's Series" have shown a remarkable trend in "progressive" styles; Dave Seaman's electro-house production took long-time fans by surprise, and Sandy Rivera's Renaissance debut resembled Sharam's vocal-house that, when released by Renaissance, seems to come out of left field. Satoshi Tomiie continues forging the treacherous path towards dance music of the future with what is perhaps the most complex and engaging "Masters" release since Hernan Cattaneo's Volume 2; from the very beginning, Satoshi is dropping hints that this is no ordinary progressive mix and is a far cry from a return to the darker tribal trance that made NuBreed 006 the biggest success of his recent career. Satoshi utilizes instead a smooth, sensual and cerebral progression of excellent tracks that is quite unlike anything I have heard before - both from Satoshi himself and the EDM community as an entity.

On the first disc, Satoshi displays the type of mechanical precision found in car assembly lines; the product, however, is far less stable; what this really means is that the style is less predictable and therefore more exciting. "Farra" begins very slowly with xylophonic chords - giving the introduction to this disc a spacious atmosphere. As a result I always find myself in a complacent headspace that is soon shattered as the music unfolds. The feather-light sounds that weave over and under the melody effortlessly capture and calm the ear - until, that is, a wickedly cool and funky bass-driven groove gives "Air Moves" and "Don't Push It" the collective momentum needed to propel the first mix closer to its peak. The cool and delicate atmospheric consistency never gives way to anything too overpowering. Interrupting (and it is hardly a rude one!) the ambience is "Darkroomboot" by Opus Ink, an alias representing the collaborative efforts of Satoshi himself with the rapidly-rising European duo Audiofly. The tempo quickens, the melody gains definition, and the rest of the album explodes with a restrained energy that I found to be decadently suitable for cocktails and good conversation prior to entering thunderous dance floors. Arguably the sickest beat on the first mix appears in "So That's What Happens", which is surrounded by electro-robotic harmony. The beat is momentarily interrupted by silence, save the churning of electric turbines; it returns, seconds later, with the same latent ferocity as before. The timbre of DJ Yellow & King Britt's "Alienation 3/Beyond the Forest" reflects the track title so well. Haunting synths cascade over a cooler and slower foundation and remind me of the feeling one would experience if one were to gaze upwards in the center of an unknown forest, touched simultaneously by fear and spiritual awe. And how fitting it is that Jim Rivers' "I Go Deep" follows! Its deep and eclectic rhythm flows like water in a brook, slowly removing one's head from the forest and placing it, gently, back into the pre-club environment. "Praise" and "Aura" end the first disc with an upbeat, mid-tempo jazziness that is quite enjoyable.

Satoshi breaks disc two down immediately, hinting at the raw energy-to-come with the uniquely staccato "chopstick" percussion of Thugf*cker's "Ahh", later dropping into a hard bass drum. I will admit that I'm not crazy about the admittedly creepy male spoken-word vocals in "I Need", but they are quickly and quietly overlooked as the cowbell-driven pace of Matt O'Brien's increasingly popular "Serotone" kick in neatly alongside the first identifiably "dark" grooves of any track mixed on either disc. It would be wise to heed the title "Lose Control", because from this point onwards the aural journey becomes bumpier, wilder and more "Satoshi" than has been shown on the album thus far. I felt that the upbeat and bouncy atmosphere shoots like an arrow straight through the heart of the second disc. The next several tracks continue the cerebral-dance theme, and "Moods" drops a particularly body-moving rhythm that warrants mention. The peak of disc two is reached with a great pairing of tracks by Satoshi; in this case, D'Julz's "Flick It" (Original Mix) and Guy Gerber & Patrik K's "Sleeping in the Bass Box". I think the combination works perfectly; the smooth and respectable build up of "Flick It"s electro-energy erupts with a mean bass line that drives the melody as much as acting as a segue between "Flick It" and "Sleeping in the Bass Box". Take note of the latter title, because that's precisely the impression this track left me feeling I'd experienced. "Cropduster" and "Driven" polish off this fine piece of work, and end disc two with a far better fade-out than was given on disc one, where "Aura" seems to arbitrarily disappear.

The complexity of Satoshi Tomiie's latest (and, dare I say, greatest?) achievement is hard to swallow at first. Only after four sessions of listening to both discs straight through was I able to realize the insight Satoshi projects. I would have to say that this album is tied for my favorite amongst the "Masters" series with Cattaneo's Part 5. Satoshi Tomiie manages to create the most outstanding aural chess match I have ever heard - and although it is Satoshi who moves the pieces, it is the listener who ultimately wins the match.

~Lex

Average customer rating:

Disk 1 - **, Disk 2 - *****
The electricity will shock you...
Renaissance rules!
Leave Your Body, Leave Your Mind
Surprisingly good.

Renaissance: The Masters Series, Vol. 7
Dave Seaman
Manufacturer: Thrive (Red)
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Renaissance Presents 3D: Mixed by Satoshi Tomiie
Dubai
Viva
Balance 008
Delta Heavy

ASIN: B000EDWLI2
Release Date: 2006-03-21

Tracks:

Charlie May - Seal Clubbing (Sasha Remix)
Buick Project - Lumiere
Oliver Moldan presents Prawler - Phat Laces
Thievery Corporation feat. David Byrne -The Heart's A Lonely Hunter
Slacker - Memory Man
Skystate - Soundflower One
Hawaii - Pure (Janicki Mix)
Nufrequency - Buy Me (Dub Mix)
Chab - Sunrise
Phonique ft Erland Oye - For The Time Being
Luke Dzierzek - Echo (John Dahlback Remix)
Matthew Dekay & Roob V - 2 Da Groove
Gabriel & Dresden - Tracking Treasure Down (Dave Seaman's Group Therapy Mix)

Tracks:

Paradise Soul - Spirit of the Turning Tables Part 1
Luke Dzierzek & Liousias present Fling - Randoms
Killahurtz - Don't Walk Away
Suicide Sports Club - I Don't Know (Luke Dzierzek Remix)
Sean Quinn & Andy Page - SQAP
Sultan & Ned Sheppard - Connected
16 Bit Lolita's - Sedna
Chris Lake - Hype w/ King Unique - Flashing Lights (Acapella)
Rowan & Jaytech - Tomorrow
Bedrock - Santiago (Dave Seaman's Group Therapy Mix)
Shiloh - Dream On (Luke Chable Remix)
Guy Gerber - Stoppage Time (Osamu M Remix)

Album Description

LEGENDARY UK PROGRESSIVE HOUSE DJ/PRODUCER DAVE SEAMAN RETURNS TO HELM THE SEVENTH INSTALLMENT OF RENAISSANCE'S RENOWNED MIX ALBUM SERIES: THE MASTERS SERIES. Dave Seaman is undoubtedly one of dance music's most respected and revered global DJs. Seaman's previous releases lauded mix albums for GLOBAL UNDERGROUND, BACK TO MINE, and THRIVE/RENAISSANCE. Dave's previous installment of Renaissance's The Masters Series ('Desire') was the best selling mix album of Seaman's career. Dance music fans will no doubt be anticipating Seaman's return to this legendary series, which has served as the introduction to DJs such as Sasha & Digweed and Deep Dish. With its instantly recognizable Masters Series signature artwork and a tracklist that boasts new material from Sasha, Thievery Corporation feat. David Byrne, Bedrock, Gabriel & Dresden and Dave Seaman's Group Therapy, this title looks to be one of the most anticipated dance albums of 2006.

Customer Reviews:

Disk 1 - **, Disk 2 - *****.......2007-03-21

You will not recognize Dave on the first disk. However, disk two is very Dave Seaman. Especially track 11 called "Dream On" Luke Shable remix. If you like his "Melburn", also Luke Shable remix on Therapy Sessions Vol. 1, then get this one. Overall, I would buy it just for disk 2.

The electricity will shock you..........2007-02-26

With the release of The Master's Series Pt. 7, expectations of Dave Seaman's style were torn apart like fibers between two pieces of Velcro - the resulting sound, however, is far more pleasant. The blend of styles on this album would be incomprehensible if placed in hands other than those of Dave Seaman; if the term "progressive" were to actually mean something these days, I think most people would label this album as a stunningly successful example.

Opening with the cleverly off-beat percussive layout of Sasha's remix of "Seal Clubbing" the first mix is infused with fuzzy electric background which does not disappear until later in the album; Dave Seaman's mix is almost entirely electro-house oriented and the case for this is strengthened with the presence of cascading layers of brightly-toned synthesizers. Light, bouncy beats keep this startling new sound afloat, but the album quickly becomes buoyant in its own right when Buick Project's "Lumiere" drops - and lands with a bang. This is one of my favorite electro tracks, especially on B.P.'s "Productions and Remixes", and it introduces an entirely new electronic timbre. Sweetly melodic bass grooves, salsa rhythms and cowbell festiveness get the body moving quickly, making the entirety of disc one a pulsating mosaic of avant-garde EDM. The one regrettable exception is Dave's inclusion of "The Heart's a Lonely Hunter", which works beautifully in Thievery Corporation's "The Cosmic Game" but briefly disrupts the ebb and flow of this mix. Tracks seven through twelve establish a surprisingly solid electro-house vista, but the highest point of the first disc comes when Seaman lets loose his own 9+ minute Group Therapy Mix of Gabriel & Dresden's "Tracking Treasure Down". With some of the most cheese-free and beautifully presented lyrics I have heard since Julee Cruise's contributions to Hybrid's "Wide Angle", the prolonged track time is necessary to fully digest all that the track has to offer.

Disc two drops with the decidedly quicker pulse of Paradise Soul's "Spirit of the Turning Tables Part 1" - an indication of good things to come. If you enjoyed Seaman's mix on "Therapy Sessions 2", you will dig this disc. Driving strings slice through the music, sketching the dance landscape before the album even gets going full-steam. The vibrating bass chords on "Randoms" would be enough motivation to get anyone's feet moving, anyway. That vibe rages through "Don't Walk Away" and well past "Sedna"; here, Dave shows off his ability to work with techno-infused trance. "Hype" ups the BPM with excitingly choppy, at times robotic rhythms that blast full-force across the remainder of the album - but it soon becomes clear that this disc is all about the drum and bass. Deep, relentless grooves snatch the listener's ability to remain still. The second mix arguably peaks with Rowan & Jaytech's "Tomorrow" and Bedrock's "Santiago", which both have the elements of perfect club songs that help cap off disc two as noteworthy.

I see this release as the perfect test of the "progressive" house fan who will do one of two things after hearing Dave's mix: Press "repeat" on his stereo to become immersed all over again, or cry out in agony as he grasps for his copy of "Desire". Either way, with beautiful artwork and equally beautiful music the seventh Master's Series release presents majestic self-evidence that Dave Seaman is indeed a master at pioneering club music of the near future. This mix is electric; I have fun watching the sparks fly.

~Lex

Renaissance rules!.......2007-01-10

Hypnotic and pleasing to the senses! Let yourself surrender to the beats of Dave Seaman, the master!

Leave Your Body, Leave Your Mind.......2006-11-14

I know the distinctions can be fine and the variations subtle, but as far as I'm concerned there are two primary types of house, electronica, trance, techno, etc. There's the kind designed to engage the body while the mind shuts off, and there's the kind designed to stimulate dreamscapes in lieu of dance-scapes. Generally speaking, the former can be grossly repetitive and gritty, owing to the fact that it is usually played at full blast out of speakers hidden in the corners of a smoky and humid club. The latter is more suited to your car speakers or headphones.

Near the end of a three year love affair with the genre, I started to get sick of the house (techno-industrial-trance-rave-electronica-etc) scene, primarily because of its plodding redundancy and razor-thin digital frequencies. I love to let go and dance, but I don't usually bring my own CDs to the clubs. When I dip into my collection, the milieu has much less strobe to it and far more cushion and candle. So instead of inspiring me to get up and grind, the old standards were starting to grind themselves.

After purchasing a woefully inadequate "Best of House" volume, I checked out Amazon.com to see if anyone else felt as disillusioned by the album as I did. One reviewer dismissed the Best of House series with a single sentence: "this isn't even a fraction as good as the Renaissance series."

So, on that, I took a chance. How grateful I am.

Although both discs in Seaman's exquisitely crafted installment blend elements of the "let's dance" and "let's chill" house/trance attitude, they can almost all be listened to out of small speakers. There are a few rough spots in the album (The Heart's a Lonely Hunter is like a clown in a police line-up -- it's a great song, in its own right, but it does not belong here at all; the Janicki mix of Pure by Hawaii falls prey to old problems -- ill-conceived vocals layered under an internally self-defeating rhythm structure). Every once in a while the songs hit one of those gritty patches where it sounds like you're listening to a record skip and you're wondering why no one is replacing the needle.

These moments are rare and easily forgivable, however, given the rest of the album's frenetic mastery. Seaman has managed to mix and meld the sounds here so that it gets the heart and the mind pumping at the same time. I sometimes wonder whether I should just jump up and move, or give myself time to be introspective and meditative. Unimaginably, I think this album makes it easier to do them both at the same time.

Everyone has a favorite when it comes to sets like this, and although I definitely prefer Disc 1, that's only because, in general terms, it's more mental and soulful, while the second disc has a heavier helping of physically pulsing tendencies. But these are hair-thin distinctions. Both discs glide easily between extremes. From the misty sleep tingles of Lumiere, to the creeptastic Memory Man; from the luminous melancholy of Sunrise, to the happy-hearted road rage rhythms of Connected; it's all good here.

Like I said: I believe in two kinds of House (et. al.) Maybe you're the kind who's up for something to get your blood flowing, or maybe you're the kind who just needs some slightly aggressive ambience to goad reflection and relaxation.

I think you'll both be pleased.

Surprisingly good........2006-07-24

This album is better than I expected. It's got good tracks from Thievery Corporation, Gabriel and Dresden, Sultan, and Bedrock. It reminds me of something more tribal, not sure if this is typical Seaman, but this album is mixed really well. Although it is much different, it is an intricate double cd and is right up there with Cattaneo renaissance. Chab-Sunrise is my favorite track with a pulsating trance beat that knocks anyone of their feet and the second disc ends with a bang on Guy Gerber's Stoppage Time. This could be the best trance/techno album I've bought, and I have a lot of deep dish, digweed in my collection. I listened to it all the way through and I can't usually do that with all trance albums.

Average customer rating:

Fair at Best
AS GOOD AS IT GETS
this is the truth
MaW
MAW Can Do No Wrong!

Soul Heaven Presents Masters at Work
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Soul Heaven
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000E5MUK4
Release Date: 2006-03-06

Tracks:

Holiday (Kenny Dope Main Pass) - Roy Ayers
Without You - Kem
Get Over It [Mr. V Roots Dub] - Miss Pattycake
My Joy - Leela James
It's the Spirit [83 West Vocal Remix] - Darryl d'Bonneau, DJ Romain
Punch Up [Frankie Feliciano Edit Instrumental] - Laid
We Are Lonely [Quentin Harris Fresh Fruit Dub] - Terrance Downs, Studio Aprtment
De Ja Vu [Mr. V Mix] - Jon Cutler, DJ Romain, Jeannie Hopper
Gravity [Roots Dub] - Selan
Let's Be Young [Original Mix] - Quentin Harris
Forever More - Moloko
Jero - Dennis Ferrer
Esteban - DJ Oji, Esteban
Love & Happiness [Sao Benitez Sun Rise Mix] - River Ocean Tito
Swimming Places - Julien Jabre
Rosa Nova [Scientific Soul Sax in Rio Dub] - Sergio Flores,
Let Me Love You for Money [Jask Mash-Up Edit] - AnanMr. V
Let Me Love You - AnanMr. V
Mafungo - Bayara Citzens, Joe Claussell

Tracks:

Baby You - Ruffneck
High [Kenny's Remix] - Skyy
Besides Myself - Foremost Poets
Bar a Thym [Original Mix] - Kerri Chandler
Love - DJ Spen, Karizma
Krash - Liquid Dope
Shake It [Steve Angello Mix] - DJ Rooster, Sammy Peralta
Don't You Know - K-Alexi
Be Thankful - Dana Devine, Terry Hunter
Make 'Em Shake It [Original Mix] - Wahoo
Vazilando [Cevins Bootilicious Dub] - Oreja
Afrotasia [DJ Choco Remix] - Solodinjgo
Big Strong Love [Milton Jackson Remix] - Steve Edwards, Stevie Sole
Joy - Trina Brossard
Traffic - Frans A., Dj Manoo
My Heart Belongs to You - Melba Moore
Waiting in the Darkness - Leslie Carter, Morillo & Co.
Faith - Annette Taylor
Magical Life - Lauren, Mood II Swing

Tracks:

Everybody Say Yeah - Rebirth
Space Cowboy - Jamiroquai
Watching Windows - Nuyorican Soul, Roni Size
Here with Me - Blaze
Mainline - Black Ivory
Midnight Theme [Dopebrother Remix] - Manzel
Vitain C - Can
17.1 - Eddie Palmieri

Album Details

The Second Volume in the "Soul Heaven" Series from Defected's Ith Label Brings You Masters at Work Doing What They Do Best. The Appropriately Titled Team of "Little Louie" Vega and Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez is the Most Successful Production Partnership in Dance Music. Their Unique Combination of Hip-house-jazz Styles Has Marked them Out as True Originals. Maw Are the Originators of the Funky House Sound, a Sound Often Imitated but Never Bettered Than When in the Hands of the Masters. The Duo Draw Tracks from Skyy, Oreja, Melba Moore, Erick Morillo, Mood Two Swing, Roy Ayers, Joe Clausell, Jamiroquai, Chicago, Jose Feliciano, Blaze, Can, Eddi Palmieri and Many More.

Customer Reviews:

Fair at Best.......2007-04-11

Although there are a number of decent tracks in this set, as a body or work it is not cohesive. The third CD is simply terrible, being only a pastiche of old seventies sounds.

AS GOOD AS IT GETS.......2007-02-04

For the love of house-for the love of beats-for the love of dance....for anyone who ever wanted to explore house music for the first time-you have to buy this cd!This stays on constant rotation in my cd player-I also have one that i keep at work. Well worth the price. Enough said.

this is the truth.......2006-11-04

Masters at work always puts out products that you can count on them being good. But this one is outstanding. These three CD's have 46 tracks in total; and out of them there are probably six tracks that didn't realy speak to me and that was because I have them on other CD's that I've purchased resently.

MaW.......2006-06-25

Disc1(Louie Vega) starts out strong and stays that way. Superb track selection/mixing. Disc2(Kenny Dope) starts out good as well. Track3 is especially catchy. Once again the mixing is seamless throughout. Kenny Dope's mix becomes a little too "diva house" towards the end for my tastes. So I guess I prefer Louie Vega's mix. Still well worth the money though. I would purchase this set again in a heartbeat. Much better than their ItH release.

MAW Can Do No Wrong!.......2006-04-25

What can I say about this team that hasn't already been said? The combination of music they mix is mind-blowing! You can never go wrong with this duo-- they will move you like no other!

Average customer rating:

Jammin to all the old skool club hits
ALISHA
My summary of this product
great collection

Masters of Freestyle, Vol. 4
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Pandisc Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2004-04-27

Tracks:

Lookout Weekend - Debbie Deb
Show Me - Cover Girls
Bad of the Heart - Loose Touch feat. George Lamond
Hooked On You - Sweet Sensation
If You Leave Me Now - Jaya
Baby Talk - Alisha
Catch Me I'm Falling - Pretty Poison
Let The Music Play - Shannon
Party Your Body - Stevie B.
From This Moment On (Freestyle Radio Mix) - Shannon's Train
They're Playing Our Song - Trinere
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Died In Your Arms (Radio Mix) - Intonation feat Joee
In Paradise - Laissez Faire
Best Friend's Boyfriend - Sunni
Funky Little Beat - Debbie Deb
Leave The Lights On - Monet & Nolan Thomas
Kisses in the Night - Brandon

Customer Reviews:

Jammin to all the old skool club hits.......2007-01-10

This CD has all the great club hits from the 90's - "Party Your Body", "When I Hear Music", and my 5 year old son's new favorite "Lookout Weekend". If you are familiar with these songs, this CD is a definite for your collection!

ALISHA.......2005-12-10

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My summary of this product.......2005-09-21

I really enjoyed this CD and I am not a Freestyle listener at all, but this product had a lot of songs that I knew and I really enjoyed listening to this CD

great collection.......2005-07-12

I normally buy compilations only when there are at least three songs that I enjoy. This cd has at least nine. I was pleasantly surprised to hear some songs whose titles I had almost forgotten, including "Take Me In Your Arms" by Lil Suzy and "Bad of the Heart" by Loose Touch. There are a couple of songs I never heard before but you might know them and enjoy them (I can say that about any good compilation). This cd takes me back to the late-eighties club scene in San Francisco. If you enjoy freestyle, this is a must.

Average customer rating:

Louie Vega and Kenny Dope have mastered club...
Packed and Stacked...
An "Official" House CD
MAW Are Ahead Of Their Time!
Their Time Has Come, Indeed

Our Time Is Coming
Masters at Work
Manufacturer: Tommy Boy
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Release Date: 2002-04-09

Tracks:

Mr. V
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Backfired
Work
MAW Expensive (A Tribute To Fela)
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Lovin'
Every Now And Then
Lean On Me
Life Is But A Dream
Back In The Day
Latin Lover
Pienso En Ti (I Think Of You)
Deep & Dirty
Michele's Message

Amazon.com

Founders of the "Nuyorican sound," Masters at Work, a.k.a. "Little" Louie Vega and Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez, were the most revolutionary house production team of the '90s, so imitated that their innovations are now clichés. Latin percussion, joyous vocals, and natural drum beats are MAW trademarks, levitating dance floors with the band's infectious feeling of ecstasy and energy. If ever there was a massive dance floor filler, it was MAW's 1997 record, Nuyorican Soul, and now, Our Time Is Coming. With cameos by Patti Austin, James Ingram, and Stephanie Mills, the album doesn't break new ground. It simply proves that MAW still write/remix great songs that are more organic and soulful than any current house offerings. Highlights include the Afrobeat-tinged "MAW Expensive (A Tribute to Fela)," Mills's gospel fire on "Latin Lover," and Roy Ayers's glorious vibes solo on the title track. Taking credit for saving a WTC life in "Michelle's Message" is totally crass, but MAW handle even that with style. --Ken Micallef

Album Description

2002 album features India, Roy Ayers, Patti Austin, James Ingram, and Stephanie Mills and the hit single 'Work'. 15 tracks. Tommy Boy.

Customer Reviews:

Louie Vega and Kenny Dope have mastered club..........2004-06-03

I love this album...they mixed classic vocals with progressive mellow club music. It's a album, you drive down A1A to South Beach listening to. You have to check him out at Club Cielo in N.Y.C. He continues to deliver with the same mellow groove and more. Vibe Magazine had no clue what they were talking about when the failed to give this album raving reviews. Pick it up and judge it for yourself. You will not be disappointed.

Packed and Stacked..........2004-01-29

Patti Austin, La India, Stephanie Mills, James Ingram and Roy Ayers (just for starters) on one CD. Can you say "soulful house smorgasbord," boys and girls?

An "Official" House CD.......2003-02-15

if u don't believe that it's official...better ask somebody (that has it!) I love this cd...(in my opinion) it's a progression from their last joint "Nuyorican Soul" which I liked a lot!!

Just simply a mixture of freshly crafted muzik.

MAW Are Ahead Of Their Time!.......2002-08-10

These guys have only just begun to jam! Anyone who is a DJ is very likely to own a considerable amount of MAW records. This latest offering only waters your mouth for the 12" releases. "Like A Butterfly (You Send Me)", "Backfired", "Our Time Is Coming", "Every Now And Then" and "Latin Lover" are my favorites. Put in the cd and start dancin'!

Their Time Has Come, Indeed.......2002-05-17

Deep, soulful house from legendary DJs Kenny "Dope" Gonzales and Little Louie Vega, who have remixed everyone from Madonna to George Benson to Ultra Nate to even the Spice Girls. "Our Time Is Coming" is a nice blend of lush jazz/Latin influences set to a disco beat. While most dance tunes are overproduced yet underwritten, this hugely appealing disc excels in production, songwriting, and vocals. A mellowed-out CD for the more mature dance lover.

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Classic Avant-Garde...Electronic artists collide, for this release...!!!

Warp Works & Twentieth Century Masters

Manufacturer: Warp Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Acoustica: Alarm Will Sound Performs Aphex Twin
Burial
Hello Everything
Orchestra of Bubbles

ASIN: B000GIWRUW
Release Date: 2006-09-19

Tracks:

Prepared Piano Piece 1/Aphex Twin
Prepared Piano Piece 2/Aphex Twin
Study No. 7/Conlon Nancarrow arr. Yvar Mikhashoff
Sonatas 1 & 2/John Cage
Violin Phase/Steve Reich
First Construction in Metal/John Cage
The Tide/Squarepusher arr. David Horne
Spiral/Karlheinz Stockhausen

Tracks:

Sonata 12/John Cage
Ionization/Edgard Varese
Six Marimbas/Steve Reich
Conc 2 Symmetriac/Squarepusher arr. Fraser Trainer
Sonatas 5 & 6/John Cage
AFX237 V7/Aphex Twin arr. David Horne
Corrente (Chamber Concerto)/Gyorgy Ligeti
Calmo, Sostenuto/Gyorgy Ligeti
Movimento Preciso e Meccanico/Gyorgy Ligeti
Presto/Gyorgy Ligeti
Polygon Window/Aphex Twin arr. K Hesketh

Album Description

Born at the Royal Festival Hall on 10 March 2003, the London Sinfonietta / Warp concerts grew out of a shared desire to explore the connection between the electronic experimenters on the Warp label and the avant-garde 20th century pioneers who were their sonic grandfathers, at least on one side. New instrumental versions of Squarepusher and Aphex Twin tracks sit side by side with avant-garde classics.

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Classic Avant-Garde...Electronic artists collide, for this release...!!!.......2007-05-03

A strange one this....what transpires is a 2-CD disk of re-compostion's and arrangements, which are designed to: "explore the connection between electronic experimenters on the Warp label and their sonic grandfathers". What this amounts to, is a reinterpretation of pieces by: John Cage, Steve Reich, Aphex Twin, and Squarepusher, given to proper musicians (in this case, The London Sinfonietta), and the connections between the classical avant-garde and more popular forms of experimental music, have been amalgamated and interwoven, to bring more classically composed arrangements for the tracks by Aphex Twin & Squarepusher (as well as a "Boards of Canada" track), and modern re-imagining of the classic /avant-garde compositions by John Cage, Steve Reich & Karlheinz Stockhausen .

This is all handled and performed with the usual commitment and precision, that you'd expect from The London Sinfonietta, with what seems like a orchestra, that brings to these arrangements to life, by the use of beautiful soft strings, and a studied melancholic atmosphere, and this unique experiment is accentuated by graceful rhythmic and simmering electronic touches that hover above the orchestra, and would by and large...prove too complex for existing instrumental ensembles to fully interpret , and using mechanical processes replicating the loops and repetitions of computerized music, these composers/performers fascinated by untempered, non-orchestral sounds, were skilfully able to shadow the textural variety usually associated with electronica.

It's a heady experiment for sure....and it's sounds a million miles away from the difficult, fractured and freewheeling sounds and beats of Squarepusher & Aphex Twins work. (although certain segments of the performances do recall the textured, cerebral and sophisticated moods of their more ambient / downtempo tracks). And it'll take a remarkably committed fan of Squarepusher/Aphex Twin, to immediately recognise these re-compositions, such is the wildly different sound & arrangements. Where electronic sounds and computer arrangement have given way to actual instrumentation (with electronic effects assisting) thereby what you mostly find is that if a track was originally a frantic, volatile dance track, that shifted and accelerated around a high BPM, that it has largely been transformed it into something like manic, skewed Stravinsky. It's a radically different sound..for sure!!, that loosely resembles the originals, and are indeed far closer to Steve Reich and John Cage's, Stockhausen's experimental avant-garde work...which works a great deal with repetition, which if you not familiar with Cage, Reich's & Stockhausen's work, may prove difficult to digest.

For all the brilliance on display here, it's difficult to see who this album is aimed at??.....for me, there's no denying to excellence of the musicians/performers and their ability to perform this material. But fans of Aphex/Squarepusher, may find these interpretations, difficult to appreciate, as they initially only slightly resemble the originals. And fans of Cage/Reich may well have no interest in the work of Aphex/Squarepusher, when there is plenty of works of both Cage/Reich's/Stockhausen's own original work to choose from. But viewed as a stand-alone one-off experiment, it's a fascinating one, that although the connections with the original work are tenuous, at best....the stunning performances make this a thoroughly engaging listen, and it really is one of those albums that gets better with each listen, and what at first may seem a little flat and unremarkable, definitely grows in appreciation, the more your prepared invest with this and give several plays. And those that buy this knowing what to expect, will hopefully get as much out of this as I did.

Masters of Freestyle, Vol. 3: Freestyle for Lovers

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Masters of Freestyle, Vol. 3: Freestyle for Lovers
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Pandisc Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Freestyle | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

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Best of Stevie B

ASIN: B00004Y6UA
Release Date: 2000-09-26

Tracks:

Lost In Love - Nastyboy Klick
Because I Love You (The Postman Song) - Stevie B.
Love Will Lead You Back - Taylor Dane
One More Try - Timmy T.
Together - Tierra
Seasons Change - Expose
Fallin' In Love - Funk'e Ray
Could've Been - Tiffany
I Still Love You - Lil Suzy
I'll Never Get Over You Getting Over Me - Expose
I'm In Love Again - Trinere
I Will Always Be There For You - Anquette

Salsoul Presents: The Definitive 12" Masters, Vol. 1

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Free love and soul!
All In Their Original Full Length Version!!!
UnMixed Collection = Unhappy Customer
Music you should be listening to

Salsoul Presents: The Definitive 12" Masters, Vol. 1
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Salsoul/Suss'd
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Salsoul Presents: The Definitive 12" Masters, Vol. 2
Grand 12 Inches, Vol. 1
Grand 12 Inches, Vol. 2
Grand 12 Inches, Vol. 3
A Tom Moulton Mix

ASIN: B00016W8A8
Release Date: 2004-02-23

Tracks:

You're Just the Right Size [Original Mix] - The Salsoul Orchestra
Dreamin' [Original Norman Harris Mix] - Loleatta Holloway
Ten Percent [Original Tom Moulton Mix] - Double Exposure
My Love Is Free [Original Tom Moulton Mix] - Double Exposure
Love Is You [Original Mix] - Carol Williams
Doctor Love [Original Tom Moulton Mix] - First Choice
Runaway [Original Mix] - Loleatta Holloway, The Salsoul Orchestra
Beat Goes on & On [Jim Burgess 12" Mix]
Just as Long as I Got You [Original Walter Gibbons 12" Mix] - Love Committee

Tracks:

I Got My Mind Made Up [Larry Levan 12" Mix] - Instant Funk
Dancin' & Prancin' [Original Mix] - Candido
Jingo [Original David Rodriguez 12" Mix] - Candido
How High [12" Larry Levan Remix] - The Salsoul Orchestra
Love Sensation [Original Shep Pettibone 12" Mix] - Loleatta Holloway
Ain't No Mountain High Enough [Levan 12" Mix] - Inner Life
I Know You Will [Original Larry Levan 12" Mix] - Leroy Burgess, Logg
Let No Man Put Asunder [Shep Pettibone Mix] - First Choice
Heartbreaker [Original Shep Pettibone 12" Mix] - Leroy Burgess

Album Description

UK two disc collection features 18 twelve-inch mixes from The Salsoul Orchestra, Loleatta Holloway, Double Exposure, Carol Williams, First Choice, Inner Life, & many more. Slipcase. Salsoul. 2004.

Album Details

The Premier Volume of a Double CD Series from the Famed Salsoul Label. "The Salsoul Masters Series" is Absolutely Essential for Salsoul Collectors, DJ.'S And Dance Music Enthusiasts Everywhere. Volume One Reflects the Popularity of the Label's 12" Vinyl Releases and Puts them all Into on Convenient Double CD Package.

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Free love and soul! .......2006-11-18

Thought disco music was full of cheese and watered down repetition, this anthology will change your mind. People give props to the Saturday Night Fever sountrack and Chic for creating the best disco music. While their music was successful from a commercial and at times a creative standpoint, it doesn't sum up the whole story of the genre. If the Bee Gees and Chic had the mainstream on lock, Salsoul records is the other side of the coin. Their music ruled the underground disco scene. Even though their songs frequently had the sleek gloss of their commercial counterparts, their music often had a tough edge because the beats thumped extra hard- and the rhythms were deeply ehanced to its maximum volume to put dancers in a trance while they're listening to the songs (listen to Ten Percent and Dancin and Prancin to know what I'm talking about).

The strings and synthesizers are extra loud. Those elements may sound overblowned and bland in the hands of unimaginative musicians, the musicians at Salsoul were innovative enough to give the music that visceral punch that was often missing from the commercial artists.

Unlike New Jack Swing and dance pop of the 80's, this music holds up well and deserve to be any serious music collection.

All In Their Original Full Length Version!!!.......2005-04-15

Every one of these tracks is an absolute gem. All in their original versions!!! And now I've got Volume 2. And who the h*** cares if there's a 2 second delay between 'em. Duh!!!!!

UnMixed Collection = Unhappy Customer.......2004-08-19

Though the tracks on this CD are fine, I was not happy with the product. Each track has a 2-second delay in between... so the music does not seque into each other. Not at all what I was expecting.

Music you should be listening to.......2004-03-28

I absolutely love this collection!!! I was familiar with almost all of the songs included, but I wanted to get a compilation that has all of these in one place. This is an unmixed compilation. There are nine songs on each disc. Almost all of them are full-length. Some are 4 to 5 minutes long. While others are 6 to 10 minutes. Also, there is a good set of liner notes with more info about the songs. In the UK, the label has reissued the 18 songs included in the collection on 12" vinyl. More are on the way.

Many of these songs might be familiar if you are into neo-disco, and house music. I'll mention some of my favorites. Loleatta Holloway's "Dreamin" is here in the Norman Harris/Carl Parulo Mix. Some of you might remember the Satoshi Tomiie remixes that came out of this track. This is quite similar to that one. Carol Williams' "Love Is You", is a perfect piece of classic disco. By the way, this song is the basis for Spiller's international smash "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)". This song should have had more success. The highlight of this collection is Loleatta Holloway's "Love Sensation." This is one of the most successful tracks on the Salsoul label. Loleatta's voice is simply amazing! This song has been the basis of countless club hits. "Good Vibrations" by Marky Mark, "Ride On Time" by Black Box, and 'you Got Me Burning Up" by Cevin Fisher are just some of the songs that have used this monster vocal. Just for this song, the collection is worth it. Also, there is "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by Inner Life. This is the same song that Diana Ross did too. This is one of the first versions of the song. This is also the best one.

All in all, this collection is worth every cent. Bring out the polyester clothes, the mirrorball, and those platform shoes! This collection brings the disco era into your home.

It's a must-have for everybody!

Can't wait for volumes 2, 3, and 4!!

Tracks:

Helplessly [Original Tom Moulton 12" Mix] - Moment of Truth
Bottle [Original Album Version] - Joe Bataan
Nice N' Naasty [Original Walter Gibbons 12" Mix] - The Salsoul Orchestra
It's Good for the Soul [Original Walter Gibbons 12" Mix] - The Salsoul Orchestra
Everyman [Original Walter Gibbons 12" Mix] - Double Exposure
This Will Be a Night to Remember [Original Tom Moulton 12" Mix] - Eddie Holman
Hit and Run [Original Walter Gibbons 12" Mix] - Loleatta Holloway
Love for the Sake of Love [Original Album Version] - Claudja Barry
Sing Sing [Original Richie Riviera 12" Mix] - Gaz

Tracks:

First Time Around [Original Larry Levan 12" Remix] - Skyy
Love Thang [Original Tee Scott 12" Remix] - First Choice
All About the Paper [Original Bobby 'DJ' Guttadaro 12" Remix] - Loleatta Holloway
Janice (Don't Be So Blind to Love) [Original 12" Mix] - Skip Mahoney
Make Up Your Mind [Original Steve Washington/Julian Robertson 12" Mix] - Aurra
Moment of My Life [Original Shep Pettibone 12" Remix] - Inner Life
Ooh I Love It (Love Break) [Original Shep Pettibone 12" Remix] - The Salsoul Orchestra
It's Just Begun [Original Larry Levan 12" Mix] - Jimmy Castor
Dancin' and Prancin' [Original Joey Negro 12" Remix] - Candido

Album Details

A Deluxe Double CD with Twenty Page Booklet.

Customer Reviews:

Second time around is a charm .......2007-01-04

OK! This volume isn't as tight as the first one but it's every bit as
enjoyable. There are grand moments on volume 2 that can stand among the best moments on Volume one. "Hit and Run" is the centerpeice of the set where Loaetta Halloway booming vocals tear through 11 minutes of a funky guitar driven groove. "Love for the sake of love" is a great slow burner (which is also the DNA for Montell Jordan's hit "Get it on Tonight"). "Nice and Nasty" is one of sleaziest dance songs ever recorded. Even if the lyrics are somewhat tame compared to what Rick James and Prince put out a few years later, the sexy melody and its even sexier beat is enough to get couples juiced up on the dance floor.

That being said there are some less than great moments on this disc. "Everyman" has a tight philly groove, but its bogged down by its overbearingly preachy lyrics on manhood. "A night to Remember" and "Janice" might be a bit too zippy for some (especially those who prefer a slower pace where the strings and basslines can really thrive in the songs). With 18 long tracks across 2 dics, those inferior tracks are easy to ignore.

Hey I can't give it all away. You gotta buy this album if you're a serious fan of dance.

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DJ Masters Vol. 14

Manufacturer: Central Station
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Album Description

DJ Masters Volume 14 delivers all the current hottest and biggest dance tracks and represents exceptional value, with major club hits on board from the likes of Fedde Le Grand, Roger Sanchez, Fonzerelli, Tiesto, Paul Van Dyk, Cascada & more. DJ Masters is a 3 CD collection of current & forthcoming 12" vinyl release mixes captured on CD for those unlucky enough not be on the wheels of steel, yet still have a need or yearning to have the latest club killers ahead of their full commercial release, or even access to mixes that aren't available on the commercially released CD single. The discs have also been deliberately unmixed so as to provide scope for the end user to use each track more effectively, DJ Masters has quickly established itself as an invaluable tool for working DJ's, clubbers and aspiring DJs alike.

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Living in a Square World

Sibelius:Pelleas Et Melisande/Valse Romantique/Spring Song/Swanwhite

Schubert: Moments musicaux D780, Op94; Fantasia D940

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Shrek 2 [Soundtrack]

Rebirth [Import]

The Doors Box Set [Box set]

Songs for Lovers of the Sea and Exotic Places

Simply Music

Shostakovich: Symphony No.13 "Babiy Yar"

Sons of Sound: Jazz 2004

Retrasalo

Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphu**in Compton [Explicit Lyrics]

Salvation Medicine Show

Through The Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2)