Electro Megamix

Track Listings

1. Introduction

2. Don't Touch That Dial

3. Feel the Bass

4. Technology

5. 1 Million MHZ

6. Ignition

7. Techno Bass

8. DJ's Go Berzerk

9. Bass Generator

10. Atomic Age

11. Just Give the DJ a Break [Remix]

12. Energy

13. 2 Evolve

14. Dreamscape

15. Hypnotic 808

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Electro Megamix

Tracks:

All And All Joyce Sims
Hungry For Your Love Hanson & Davis
I Wonder If I Take You Home Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
Summertime, Summertime Nocera
Dancing On The Fire Jellybean feat. India
Arabian Nights The Latin Rascals
Hooked on You Sweet Sensation
All Night Passion Alisha
Boy Ive Been Told Sa-Fire
Come Get My Love TKA
Like A Child Noel
Only In The Night A Voice In Fashion
Bad Of The Heart George LaMond
I Want You Shana
Ill Be All You Ever Need Trinere
Diamond Girl NicenWild
When I Hear Music Debbie Deb
In A Dream Rockell
Best of Freestyle Megamix 5 Radio Edit

Tracks:

Intro
Amame Artie
I Wanna Go Back Tru Voices
Ill Never Surrender Grey
In Just One Night Sharyn Maceren
Youre Not Ready Sharyn Maceren
Youre The Love Of My Life Caramelo
Do You Want Me? Olga Rivera
Give Into Me Nick Colon
Take It Away Poze
Dreams Come And Go Ayna
My Lady Willie Valentin
Turning Away Christina Marie
Without You Freeze
Saying Goodbye Latin Nation
Can This Be? Philip Anthony
Magic Night Synthia Figueroa
If You Say My Eyes Are Beautiful (Miami Break Beat Mix) Lea & Casely
Summer And The Skies Adriana
I Must Go On Julissa
Freestyles New Generation 3 Radio Edit - mixed by Willie Valentin

Customer Reviews:

ALISHA - WWW.ALISHAFANS.COM.......2005-12-12

ALISHA...BABY TALK, TOO TURNED ON, ALL NIGHT PASSION AND MORE.

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VOLUME 5 AND THE BEATS DON'T STOP.......2004-10-03

This cd only proves how strong freestyle is. This is the fifth volume and the songs are still excellent. There are no fillers on this album. Every song on disc 1 was a genuine hit. TKA and George Lamond rule this cd of course with songs of theirs that might be the best of each ever. The mixes are well done, everything flows like usual. I especially like "Arabian Nights". I can't find that anywhere and it is finally here. All and all this is the 5th perfect cd out there (after Bad Boy Joe's first 4 freestyle albums).

Bad Boy Joe rocks the house!.......2004-04-28

I cannot believe it...but Bad Boy Joe's Freestyle Megamix Vol.5 is definitely my absolutely favorite in this entire series! It's packed with incredible hits from some of the hottest freestyle legends like Lisa Lisa, The Latin Rascals, Sweet Sensation, George LaMond, TKA and one of my most loved..and hard-to-find club hits..."Dancing On The Fire" by India.

Tracks:

Bad Boy Joe In Your Face Megamix
Set It Off - Strafe
Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight - Dominatrix
One More Shot - C Bank
Walking On Sunshine - Rocker's Revenge
Crash Goes Love - Loleatta Holloway
The Harder They Come - Rocker's Revenge
White Lines - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
Let The Music Play - Shannon
Jam On It - Newcleus
Play That Beat - G.L.O.B.E. & The Wiz Kid
Looking For The Perfect Beat - Afrika Bambaataa feat. Soul Sonic Force
I.O.U. - Freeze
You're The One For Me - D Train
Din Daa Daa - George Kranz
Al-Naayafish - Hashim
Play At Your Own Risk - Planet Patrol
I'll House You - The Jungle Brothers

Tracks:

Bad Boy Joe's New Generation Radio Edit
She's Got A Way - Shawn Michael
Release Me - Adelis
You'll Never Know - Ruben Gonzalez
Play It Right - Bibi
Quit All Those Games - Ashley
Surrender - Ascension
Won't Be There When You Cry - Anthony G
Knight In Shinning Armor - Manny
Only You - Angel Mena
Show Me Your Love - Reza
Give Me - Freeze
Memories - Freeze
Thank You - Nathan
My Desire - Nick Colon
Come To Me - Sara
Memories (Reggaeton Remix) - Freeze feat. Assensino

Customer Reviews:

Bad Boy Joe does Freestyle music proud !!!.......2004-09-17

Bad Boy Joe takes classic Freestyle music and makes them sound new. Adding the NEWSCHOOL Freestyle cd was great idea. It gives someone like me who grew up in the 80's with the oldschool to listen to the 'new blood'. You can't go wrong with "Bad Boy Joe Presents", just sit back and bring back the memories.

Bad Boy Joe really digs in the crates for this one!.......2004-04-16

Being a DJ for over 16 years I can appreciate Joe's work and the approach that he takes on all of his mixes. I own all 6 volumes and each one is masterfully done from a DJ prespective with perfect multi dubbing, editing and mixing reminiscent of old Latin Rascals, Andy Panda, Lewis A Martinee and Chep Nunez style of mixing. This style of mixing requires great creativity and talent which is something Joe seems to posses as he takes on every mix with relentless technique on this compilation of classics. The beats are right on track and the multi editing and dubbing is flawless. I must say the old school B-boy tracks put in the mix in volume 4 are my favorites, B-boy breaker jams like Looking for the perfect beat, Play that beat, I.O.U., Play at your own risk, Jam on it etc. were long overdue for someone to put on a new mix. I hope more of these Electro funk jams of the early 80's are in store for future volumes. The rest of the cd was great overall although I felt the song I'll house you did not belong on this mix and should have rather been held for a future classic ultimate house mix. Still I must say this is some of the best freestyle mixing I have ever heard aside from Albert Cabrera (Ex-Latin Rascal) and one which I'll keep following as long as the music selection remais off the hook as it has until now in all 6 volumes and as long as Bad Boy Joe Masters the mix like only he can. Keep it up Joe!!!

the best of freestyle megahits vol.2.......2003-12-22

this cd is very good. mixed so well.when i listen to this music it just takes me back to those days. this is the best music ever. bad boy joe rocks. keep making you'r cd's keep freestyle alive.

WOW! Take me back...way back!.......2003-11-15

Incredible!...That's all I can say. When Bad Boy Joe said "Back To The Old-School"...he wasn't kidding. Man...songs like "Set It Off", "Jam On It", "White Lines" really take me back to those great club days of the early 80's. And I absolutely love that track "Din Daa Daa" by George Kranz. I've been searching for a c.d. with that song for just about forever.

Joe has done it again with some of the greatest songs that show where Freestyle music really evolved from...and mixed them the way only he knows how to do.

Tracks:

Intro
Don't Touch That Dial
Feel The Bass
Technology
1 Million MHZ
Ignition
Techno Bass
Dj's Go Berzerk
Bass Generator
Atomic Age
Just Give The DJ A Break (Remix)
Energy
II Evolve
Dreamscape
Hypnotic 808

Customer Reviews:

Utter genius.......2004-07-16

This CD was my Best Album of 1997, bar none. It is so good it's scary - to think these guys kept it real for so long, at such high quality, is amazing. (And they're still doing it - check the Industrial Bass Machine stuff, and the "Red Pill" release as "DJ Scratch-D") It goes from straight up bone-jarring Bass to melodic IDM ("Dreamscape", "Hypnotic 808"). A complete tour-de-force classic.

slammin electro vocoded BASS.......2004-04-23

I remember listing to 1 of Dynamix II tapes from back in the day and decided that I needed to buy a CD since I was putting junk in the trunk. This CD is tha Bomb. It takes you on a journey of electro spacey funk!! I would definately recommend this if you like the old school sound with the vocoder voices...a MUST for any BASS crazed fool.

This is where to begin with electro music........2004-02-07

This truly is one of the best Electro groups of all time, and this is a pretty nice collection of some of their best work. Dynamix II's, Scratch D controlls the mix without any special effects, but still has a nice flow. If you were only to have one album by Dynamix II this should be the one. All the classics are here, and amazingly in 2004 they still sound fresh.

The BEST Techno Bass in The Universe.......2000-04-22

I'M FROM BRAZIL.The DYNAMIX II Single 'Just Give The Dj A Break is the one of the best beats in the universe.

CONTAINS SOME OF THE HARDEST DROP.......1999-04-20

TAKE SOME ADVICE FROM ONE OF THE "OLDEST" OLD SKOOL PLAYAS,THIS DISC HAS THE ANCIENT FUNK YOUVE BEEN LOOKING FOR

Average customer rating:

Boring and unimaginative
Children of Reich Create Loving Homage
Decent, but disappointing overall.
Great music for an electronic fan
Proxy for a Reich's Greatest Hits CD?

Reich Remixed

Manufacturer: Nonesuch
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Reich: Different Trains, Electric Counterpoint / Kronos Quartet, Pat Metheny
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ASIN: B00000I5LV
Release Date: 1999-03-02

Tracks:

Music For 18 Musicians (Coldcut Remix) - Steve Reich
Eight Lines (Howie B Remix) - Bang On A Can/Bradley Lubman
The Four Sections (Andrea Parker Remix) - London Symphony Orchestra/Michael Tilson Thomas
Megamix (Tranquility Bass Remix) - Steve Reich/London Symphony Orchestra/Michael Tilson Thomas/Theatre Of Voices...
Drumming (Mantronik Maximum Drum Formula) - Steve Reich
Proverb (Nobukazu Takemura Remix) - Theatre Of Voices
Piano Phase (D*Note's Phased & Konfused Mix) - Double Edge
City Life (DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid Open Circuit) - The Steve Reich Ensemble/Bradley Lubman
Come Out (Ken Ishii Remix) - Steve Reich
Bonus Track 1 - Various Artists

Amazon.com

The beauty of Steve Reich's minimalist compositions can be found not in their repetition but in their evolution. Listening to the Kronos Quartet perform Different Trains, the listener quickly gets over the camp value of the conductor samples to discover an unfolding theme that harks back not only to bustling industrialism but also to the horror of the Nazi concentration-camp trains. Reich is a master of such subtle changes in sonics, and his impeccable timing turns simple phrases into musical tapestries. On Reich Remixed, some of dance music's more innovative artists pay homage to the composer in the way they know best: by sampling his works and remixing them into their own. Coldcut's take on Music for 18 Musicians adds a fast-paced techno flair to the classic composition, Howie B's Eight Lines respectfully keeps the integrity of the original piece, and Tranquility Bass peppers "Megamix" with voices and (eventually) beats. There are some misses here, and, most unfortunate, DJ Spooky's schizophrenic treatment of City Life lobotomizes a previously fine composition. No, you still can't dance to Reich, but you can see how others use him for source material. But after hearing these condensed and diced versions, you might find it's worth delving back into Reich's originals to hear what the fuss is all about. --Jason Verlinde

Customer Reviews:

Boring and unimaginative.......2005-07-13

My opinion is that this compilation doesn't glorify Reich or electronica. I used to think that most techno enthusiasts and maybe even techno composers had probably never heard of him. While I've come to learn that this isn't true, I think this CD would be a good argument in favor of it. I certainly didn't expect Reich Remixed to compare with the originals. And there is certainly nothing wrong with a tribute. But everything here is against Reich's style, both too fast and too simple.

The Coldcut remix of Steve Reich's 18, unfortunately the best track on the disk, is laughable in comparison and a warning against the tracks that follow. After reading the reviews for the original Music for 18 Musicians, there are several people who can say nothing except that it is slow and boring. I think you might as well include Coldplay in that number. It is as if he recorded himself skipping forward through the first 5 or so minutes of the original and smiled at his creation.

He isn't the only one who obviously missed the point. Most of the remixes use some of the cheapest sounding instruments and methods I've heard; these aren't just bad tributes to Reich, they are bad tributes to techno! And don't expect to hear phasing, which was introduced for the first time in Come Out and Drumming, in their remixes. That would require at least some trivial knowledge of Reich's contribution to minimalism, which these artists obviously do not have. And anyway, Reich used much more than rhythmic, vocal/musical repetition and staccato notes, let's get that straight.

I wasted my money on this one. If you haven't been introduced to Reich, I envy you! Try Music for 18 Musicians and Different Trains, many agree that those are among Reich's most powerful pieces.

Children of Reich Create Loving Homage.......2005-04-16

The entrancing hobby of looping gave birth to essencially all forms of techno in existence today, and all followers should be thankful Steve Reich's cassette tapes messed up one day to create a looping effect. He soon became obsessed with overlapping sounds and varying tempos, a basic foundation for modern day electronic music. Such is the reason why a wide variety of artists came together to create a tribute album to this obscure classical composer, and the end result is a diamond in the rough.

If "Reich Remixed" has any style permeating through the whole album, it is the esoteric sounds of trance. Each track brings in a sentimental mourning, but also sings out hosannas of joy, hailing the appreciation of the father of techno. Tranquility Bass's "Megamix", succeeding fully in painting a mural of Reich's repertoire, Coldcut's loving recreation of "Music for 18 Musicians", and Howie B's "Eight Lines" tribute will draw you in with their joyful melodies. Yet darkness lies ahead as well. Andrea Parker brings in a creepy Trip-Hop version of "The Four Sections", perfect for committing a bank robbery if you get off on that. The bonus track from freQ Nasty & B.L.I.M. has the rough sound of Drum n' Bass without corrupting the original message, although it sounds a bit out of place on this album. The masterpiece is Nobukazu Takemura's "Proverb", which stacks the voices in one loop, which will make one double check the CD for scratches. It not only holds true to what Reich was attempting, but re-interprets.

To those who were already die-hard Reich fans, a word of caution. This CD will sound repititive, perhaps even like cheap rip-offs of the original tracks, as they cannot possibly recreate the massive pieces Reich composed in six or seven minutes of CD time. As well, there are slip-ups. "City Life" is butchered to pieces and essentially impossible to enjoy, and "Come Out" only highlights the limitations of techno's possibilities to create as compared to pen, paper, and a symphony orchestra.

The album explores techno's creative possibilities to new levels, and is an aural treat. Consider it Reich's first DJing experience, changing the world of music in the same way his originals shook the ear drums.

Highs: Techno symphony, with the same variety as an orchestra, skillfully mixed, loving and appropriate recreations of Reich's original masterpieces.
Lows: Reich's originals are better, sometimes butchered here, same repitive downfall of techno at times.
The Score: A-, Reich not Lost in Techno Translation.

Decent, but disappointing overall........2002-01-05

There are a few really good tracks on this CD. My personal favorites are Music for 18 Musicians, Four Sections, the Megamix, and Piano Phase. The Desert Music remix (the bonus track) is okay, not great, but okay. And then there's the bottom end of the spectrum, which is everything else. Unfortunately, what I like is overpowered by what I dislike.

Great music for an electronic fan.......2001-10-04

I enjoyed every one of these pieces on their own. I am familiar with most of the electronic artists and each one of these songs is beautiful. I had never heard Steve Reich's music before this. I enjoyed his music but, I didn't think that the remixes were completely true to his form. Reich's music has some good ideas that the remixer's somewhat expanded upon. I think the idea was to take some of Reich's ideas and put it in to a more modern style. If they wanted someone to rehash his ideas, then it would have been boring. I enjoy these artists, but there are artists out there that are using some of his ideas already, namely Plastikman and Tortoise. Overall the songs are great in any sense.

Proxy for a Reich's Greatest Hits CD?.......2001-06-16

Of all modern classical composers, Steve Reich is the one whose music is most likely to attract the rock-oriented ear. 'Music for 18 Musicians' was a ground-breaking album which closed out the 1970s, and it took much of the audience that had been nurtured on Tangerine Dream's 'Ricochet' and, before that, Mike Oldfield's 'Tubular Bells'. It was only to be expected that other artists would start sampling Reich's works.

I can't get enough of 'Music for 18 Musicians' -- I bought it on LP in 1979, and two versions on CD. It is my No. 1 self-hypnosis album. So I was intrigued to discover how it would be re-worked for this album. I was disappointed, frankly. The Coldcut Remix provides no evidence that the DJ has listened beyond the first five minutes of the original.

But there's no heresy in modifying Reich's music. I welcome every effort to do so. I knew about half of the pieces selected here, so, for me, it's partly a Reich sampler. The great thing about the album is that not only did it get me buying more of Reich's output, but it also got me listening more to the originals.

For me, the stand-out track here is 'Piano Phase', which applies prog-rock values to a piece I didn't know at all well. It could so easily be Rick Wakeman or Keith Emerson playing the synth lines over the piano loop!

The opening track has grown on me over the years. At first listen, the Megamix seemed to have too many different samples crowded in; it seemed too ambitious in searching for common musical themes between no fewer than nine of Reich's albums. But now it flows nicely.

The closing track, supposedly based on the Desert Music, is a straightforward techno track, almost Prodigy-like, whose relationship to Reich's music seems entirely tangential.

I believe every Reich fan should hear this album, even though a few will find perhaps nothing to like. And I'd recommend anyone who buys this album without knowing Reich to listen also to 'Different Trains', 'Electric Counterpoint', and of course, 'Music for 18 Musicians'.

Tracks:

Introduction
Don't Touch That Dial
Feel The Bass
Technology
1 Million MHZ
Ignition
Techno Bass
DJ's Go Berzerk
Bass Generator
Atomic Age
Just Give The DJ A Break (Remix)
Energy
II Evolve
Dreamscape
Hypnotic 808

Customer Reviews:

who'd have thoght.......2000-03-04

i have been looking for a dynamix cd for a couple of years now and i just about gave up.I even live in their local area.it's about time i got some results.

Electronic Beat Masterpiece! Kraftwerk + Bass is Here!.......1999-04-22

DynamixII has been popular in Florida since the mid-80's. Their hit single, Give the DJ a Break, has been used in the background of multiple huge underground & Hi NRG tracks. This group has taken the Kraftwerk & Miami Bass sound to a new exrtreme...highly recomended!