Hospital Mix Vol.3 (Mixed By Nu:Tone) - Various Artists

Advantages: Good selection of skream tracks
Disadvantages: the frequencies tend to stay in the same conceptual space too often

...This mix is quite a hefty run through of all the big tracks of 2007 in the world of Dub-step (which is a relatively new but ever-increasingly popular music genre). The sound is from London and the UK (which is where most of the producers on the mix come from. The tracks are based upon what DJ Skream likes personally and what he plays at DJ sets (or was in the 2007-2008 period). Kulture kicks off the mix with a reggae infuse synth bassline rizing track which gets the energy levels pumping straight from the outset (interesting way to start a mix!) Next is a track from Skream himself which was popular one on pirate radio and in D clubs 'wobble that gut' with minimal progressive beats and bass-lines. Next is another skream track of a remix of a garage track by dj zinc. Its got bass technical-wobbles and a sick vocal (cool). Then its Skream... Read review

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Advantages: If you want a very generic mix CD this could be for you.
Disadvantages: Many tracks are either remixes of commerical hits, or at least 4 years old.

...Having long been a fan of the Hed Kandi brand, and of funky house music I decided to reluctantly purchase 'The Mix 2009'. My reluctance came from reading the tracklisting on the back of the Album - Shakedown 'At Night', X-Press 2 'Lazy' Afro Medusa 'Pasilda' and others are all relatively old tracks. If the theme of this album had been similar to the Hed Kandi classics CD in 2006 it would be understandable - but this edition professed to be 'The Mix 2009'. On previous outings the main two CD's always featured the biggest tracks of the year and nothing else - a sort of House Music annual. The 'Chill-out/Wind-Down' themed third CD each time had previously been the only disc to feature 'classic house'. The Mix 2009 certainly isn't and if a general overview of 2009 in house music is what you're after then perhaps it would be better to look... Read review

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Advantages: Fast paced, energetic
Disadvantages: Some tracks boring, repetitive

...I bought this compilation after my boyfriend downloaded some of its tracks from the internet. I enjoyed the tracks that I had listened to very much and at £5 it was a bargain! Especially as there are 56 tracks, which works out at about 11p per track. The compliation has three discs; CD1 mixed by Stu Allan; CD2 mixed by DJ Seduction and CD3 is a mix of bootlegs. Some of the artists included are: Sy & Unknown, Darren Styles and DJ Stormtrooper. The CD design is typical of its genre; a scantily clad raver girl. I certainly wouldn't buy the CD based on its cover design as I do not particularly enjoy looking at it! The track list is as follows: 1. With Every Heartbeat - Visa 2. Weekend (Never Never) - Al Storm 3. Tonight - Darwin & Alison Wade 4. Holding On 4 U - Visa 5. Don't Go - Long, Robbie & Stormtrooper/Kristy 6... Read review

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