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Advantages: Can be both chilling and music to dance to
Disadvantages: The first few tracks dont have the excellence as the latter

This compilation from R&S records brings together over an hour of Dave Angels exclusive sound from the early part of his producing career. The opening song BOUNCE BACK sets the scene for the 12 track compilation which is both techno in both a stripped down and melodic atmoshperic style. The uplifting FREE FLOW features a silky smooth backing and is really the first track on the CD which displays the trademark Dave Angel rolling percussion loops ...
...also featured on X-Mix 4, ENDLESS MOTIONS takes you to another part of the universe. An intense dreamlike flowing sound very pleasing to the ear. The whole CD is a music lovers delight. My personnal favourites being DOWN DEEP and LUST (both heard at Club Kinetic in Stoke on Trent). The CD ends with the soft pads, tuned percussion and sweet sounds of GREAT DAINE, an unmistakeable classic in every sense of the word. ... Read review

Advantages: Mind bending tackle!!!
Disadvantages: none at all...

Joey Beltram, I wonder how many people will remember that name??? Everybody my age will for sure. He was a great pioneer of ‘Techno’ back in the late 80’s and early 90’s. just about every time I went out ‘raving’ I would hear one of his tracks, and as the title of this album suggests, these are some of the top tunes he produced, which were played by all of the top dj’s of the time. I can remember one night in particular, seeing Carl Cox at Eclipse ...
...just went wild!! (wilder that is). I seem to remember reading that Joey is currently living in his native U.S.A. New York to be precise, and still turning out the odd tune now and then, but I haven’t heard anything by him since about 1991. The album itself was put together in 1996 using theses old tracks and is aptly named ‘CLASSICS’. ****** COVER DESIGN. The cover is reassuringly plain. Nothing fussy here and there doesn’t need to be, your paying ... Read review

Advantages: Immense tracks and a sense of excitement
Disadvantages: A couple of useless tracks used to fill the gaps

...sceptical after hearing "The Girls" I was pleasantly surprised by the creativeness and diversity of the tunes this album had to offer. Dance music should make you want to dance, possibly sing, and jump around with your friends and loved ones. That is why it exists. If you're getting ready for a big night out, you'll whoop with joy when the Scot comes through the speakers. Tunes like "Colours" and Merrymaking at My Place" are perfect for those essential ... Read review

Advantages: originality, some finely crafted songs
Disadvantages: towards the end of the 16 tracks, it may start to feel a little same-ey

The Crystal Castles- a Toronto based duo made up of multi-talented instrumentalist Ethan Kath and singer Alice Glass that drown everyone else in a malaise of alternative electro-dance beats. Their music seems to be made up from a series of sounds from the old Atari games, perhaps the inspiration for thier name from the early 80s game also called Crystal Castle For a relatively new band, only forming in about 2004, they have already made a name collaborating ...
...describe the sound of the crystal castles could be to imagine your old atari or nintendo assaulting you with its soundcard from across the room, with some tracks sounding like a balls-out thrash. Particular tracks such as song two, Alice Practice, and song 5, XXZXCUZX are like super-mario on drugs, and can be reasonably conpared to someone like the Nashville based Be Your Own Pet. Others, on the other hand, are finely crafted, for saying they have ... Read review

Advantages: Alternative to most modern music, tracks 7 and 12 in particular
Disadvantages: some tracks may lull and some may feel that bit too long.

The Bajofondo Tango Club, self-titled album is a range of south-american styles and instruments from the uruguay and argentina area. This music adds a whole new, contemporary twist to the Latin-america genre with better technology and a more energetic focus. Often compared to the more European/Parisian sounding Gotan, the band were a part of Electrotango revolution that brought the failing tango scene back into the public eye. The band have recently ...
...which even better reflects their newly expanded repertoire, now including some down-beat/trip-hop, club, chill out and elements of house style music. This album is something almost totally different to anything I personally had heard before. So different, in fact, i had to hear them for the first time in spain. But was i was immediatley mesmerized by not only the unique style of the music but of the various, sometimes unconventional instruments ... Read review