Muzikizum

Track Listings

1. Muzikizum

2. Supasong

3. Lazy - David Byrne, X-Press 2, X-Press 2

4. Angel

5. Palenque

6. Smoke Machine

7. I Want You Back - Dieter Meier, X-Press 2, X-Press 2

8. Call That Love - Steve Edwards, X-Press 2, X-Press 2

9. AC/DC

10. Ending

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Muzikizum

Muzikizum

Average customer rating:
Muzikizum
X-Press 2
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000695PK

Tracks:

Muzikizum
Supasong
Lazy
Angel
Palenque
Smoke Machine
I Want You Back
Call That Love
AC/DC
The Ending

Album Description

X-Press 2 present their 2002 debut album. An album that sets new benchmarks for house music. This is a masterclass in dancefloor dynamics and the LP to put X-Press 2 up there with the premier league. 'Lazy (feat. David Byrne)' is the first proper single release from the boys. The three previous single releases on Skint, namely 'AC/DC' (Oct 2000), 'Muzikizum' (April 2001) and 'Smoke Machine' (October 2001) were vinyl only, no video and no radio promotion releases. The last two singles still graced the top 50 on release and all three have gone on to sell 25,000 copies each on vinyl. They have been some of the biggest dance records of recent times ('Smoke Machine' was without doubt the biggest record in Ibiza summer 2001) and are brought together on this superb album. 10 tracks in all. Skint Records release.

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10 summer's tales

Muzikizum
X-Press 2
Manufacturer: Skint
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000063E6J
Release Date: 2002-07-02

Tracks:

Muzikizum
Supasong
Lazy - David Byrne, X-Press 2, X-Press 2
Angel
Palenque
Smoke Machine
I Want You Back - Dieter Meier, X-Press 2, X-Press 2
Call That Love - Steve Edwards, X-Press 2, X-Press 2
AC/DC
Ending

Album Description

Import pressing of the hit dance album now deleted in the US. Features the International hit-single, 'Lazy' featuring David Byrne. Skint.

Customer Reviews:

10 summer's tales.......2002-05-25

X-Press 2 bring a mutitude of credentials to the dance table (floor). Take unequal parts of the Balistic Brothers, Black Jazz Chronicles, Black Science Orchestra, and the Problem Kids to name a few and you get an idea of the wealth they draw from. MUZIKIZUM is the amalgamized summation of those influences. This is house music with a capital H. Big and bold as in a large sound. Boss beats, unrelenting bass, vocoder vocals, and some sanzzy funky jazz added in. 4 danceclub singles have already been culled from this collection to date - "Muzikizum", "Lazy" with David Byrne, "Smoke Machine", and "AC/DC". Don't be surprised if "Supasong", "I Want You Back" with Dieter Meier (of Yello fame) and "Call That Love" with Steve Edwards make that distinction also.....blazing the dancefloors and beaches of Ibiza this summer, the college campuses of the good ole' USA this fall. This threesome of talent have always had the knack. MUZIKIZUM is the proof in the pudding and every dish served up here. Invite the relatives over, dig in, there's enough to go around for everyone. A grand achievement on a "supa" scale as MUSIKIZUM will go down as the best and biggest dance album of the summer.

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Want You Back: Muzikizum
X-Press 2
Manufacturer: Import [Generic]
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006GOCI
Release Date: 2003-02-11

Tracks:

I Want You Back (Radio Edit)
I Want You Back (Original)
Lazy (Featuring David Byrne Freeform Five Remix)

Album Description

Taken from the 2002 album, Muzikizum. Featuring vocals from Deiter Meier of Yello. Tracks 'I Want You Back' (Radio Edit & Original) & 'Lazy' featuring David Byrne (Freeform Five Remix).

Album Details

The Song They Recorded with Yello Legend Dieter Meier which is a Tad Sleazier and a Helluva Lot More Twisted Than their Usual Fare. Remixes Are Done by Medicine Eight and Par-t-one.

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Muzikizum
X-Press 2
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000065VLR
Release Date: 2002-05-29

Tracks:

Muzikizum
Supasong
Lazy Ft David Byrne
Angel
Palenque
Smoke Machine
I Want You Back Ft Dieter Meier
How The Deep Was Won (Bonus Track)
Call That Love Ft Steve Edwards
AC DC
The Ending
Lazy (Norman Cook Remix) (Bonus Track)

Album Description

Japanese edition of the British house trio's 2002 debut album includes the huge hit, 'Lazy' feat. David Byrne & two exclusive bonus tracks 'How The Deep Was Won' & 'Lazy' (Norman Cook remix).

Album Details

Japanese Version featuring Two Bonus Tracks: 'how the Deep was Won', and 'lazy (Norman Cook Remix)'.

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Great Debut...
SAY WHAT...HOUSE MUSIC ALL NIGHT LONG!!!
BUYERBEWARE!
Music for nightclubbing
Debut album by House heroes X-Press 2 was worth the wait

Muzikizum
X-Press 2
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000068QNX
Release Date: 2002-07-02

Tracks:

Muzikizum
Supasong
Lazy (feat. David Byrne)
Angel
Palenque
Smoke Machine
I Want You Back (feat. Dieter Meier)
Call That Love (feat. Steve Edwards)
AC/DC
The Ending

Customer Reviews:

Great Debut..........2002-10-17

Muzikizum delivers a small but perfectly formed 10 tracks, including three club smashes with a guaranteed fourth on the way. It's a coherent collection of thumping drums, cool collaborations and soul-stirring keyboard work.
Opening with the heavenly house of the still essential, palindromic title imperiously on its way with a future `Danny Tenaglia' end of nighter called `Supasong' mood music in the true sense of the word, before the ubiquitous, David Byrne-sung `Lazy' yawns as wide as Rocky's waistband. `Lazy' is a classic radio-friendly, pop crossover record.
As well as Byrne's art-funk yelps, X-Press 2 also employ the weathered croon of Yello's Dieter Meier, best known before now for the oft-sampled `Bostich' and for repeatedly going "Chicken Tikka!" on `The Race'.
Equally impressive is presence vocalist Steve Edwards, whose Byron Stingily-style warble makes `Call That Love' an obvious future single, and an introduction to the sound of classic house for a generation weaned on progressive.
Also board is the apocalyptic boom and clatter of `Smoke Machine', which concentrates a decade spent traipsing around sweatboxes with disco-dirty sneakers at five in the morning into a sonic mugging. If you can resist the bass surge that signals the end of track's intro, maybe dance music isn't for you after all...
Expressive, explosive, and occasionally experimental (but not too much) `Muzikizum' is the kind of album house heads have been screaming out for. We all know from hearing the singles out that it works in the clubs, but this isn't just music that `sound great on a big system'.

SAY WHAT...HOUSE MUSIC ALL NIGHT LONG!!!.......2002-08-10

JUST GET THE CD. IT WILL KNOCK YOUR SOCKS OFF BABY!!!

BUYERBEWARE!.......2002-08-06

This cd commits the single sin for which there is no forgiveness in music. . . it's BORING!

Music for nightclubbing.......2002-07-29

X-Press 2's full-length CD is an homage to the dancefloor period. It is music meant for the enjoyment of nightclubbers as they party through the night, moving from one dancefloor to the next, and one club to another. The collection starts with the title track, "Muzikizum", a recent Ibiza favorite, and a delicious tribal-house affair with bursts of classic Detroit-style synths all over! "Supasong" is a tribute to classic techno-pop of the early 80's. Then comes the standout and first vocal track of the collection: "Lazy" which recently topped the Billboard dance chart, featuring the unmistakably unique David Byrne (only two other male rockers have this velvety, curvoisier-smooth quality: Bryan Ferry in the 70s and Elvis Presley in the 60s). And talk about the perfect vocal for a house track entitled "Lazy" (Mr Byrne's "lazy" drawl is reminiscent of Amanda Lear's interpretation of "From Here To Eternity)! And the hits keep on rolling: "Smoke Machine", a reference to, what else, the smoke machines in clubs, was an anthem to the euphoria of all-night raves with its gushing sound effects (similar to Tim Deluxe's "Anthem"). If "Supasong" was a tribute to Krafwerk, then "I Want You Back" is a tribute to Yello complete with Dieter Meier on vocals. The final vocal gem of the collection, "Call That Love," is a tribute to Blaze, complete with nu-soul inflections over a jazzy disco-house track and a fierce vocal by Steve Edwards. X-Press 2 have shown that they are fine dance music producers: matching the perfect vocal with the perfect track, and always keeping all ears on the dancefloor.

Debut album by House heroes X-Press 2 was worth the wait.......2002-07-17

Who is X-Press 2, you ask? A group of three British DJs (Ashley Beedle, Rocky, and Diesel) who as of late have been tearing up dance floors with their many international hits ('Muzikizum', 'Lazy', 'Smoke Machine', and 'AC/DC') and six-turntable live performances. X-Press 2's records are hugely popular in Ibiza and have grabbed the attention of such high-profile DJs as Pete Tong and New York's Junior Vasquez.

Though not as original nor as creative as fellow House-mates Basement Jaxx, X-Press 2 have still managed to accomplish a classy album of their own, filled with funky rhythmic beats, sleek synth-lines, and hypnotic effects. Their influence hails closely to deeper, more sophisticated House music. It's music you'd expect to be hearing if you were dining at a fancy and upbeat nightclub.

>> 5 stars for a highly anticipated album that delivers. If X-Press 2's goal was to get you up off your feet and dance, then they did a good job.

- the enlightened one

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