Judgement Sundays (The True Sound Of Ibiza - Mixed By Judge Jules) - Various Artists

Advantages: Practically all the best tunes of '99.
Disadvantages: There's a few missing; Dodgy Tall Paul mixing.

...This beautifully presented double CD set is an excellent guide to the dance music of 1999. Each CD opens with a set of house tracks, before moving off into trance territory. It's interesting to see how each of the two DJs accomplish this. Judge Jules (CD1) starts off with the tougher end of the trance spectrum, blending 'Communication (Mas Mix)' (Mario Piu) into early-'99 classic 'Turn Around' (Phats & Small). It works well, the transition between the two is smooth and the mixing, of course, is spot on. My only complaint is that he uses the odd-sounding original mix of 'Turn Around', rather than the far superior Olav Basoski Mix. Tall Paul merges house and trance with less success on CD2. The mix from Starfighters' 'Apache' to 'Everyday' (Agnelli & Nelson) is well-executed, but the two songs just don't belong together. Despite... Read review

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Advantages: Revived Classic Tracks - Mixed by the Best DJ's In The Business
Disadvantages: The Fact I Can Never Get My Hands On Gatecrasher Tickets!

...-Not Over Yet (Original) Matt Hardwick's Underground Classics 1 Hybrid-Unfinished Symphony 2 Way Out West-Mind Circus (Gabrielle & Dresden Mix) 3 Holden & Thompson-Nothing (93 Returning Mix) 4 Andain-Beautiful Things 5 Accadia-Into The Dawn (Accadia Club Mix) 6 Lustral Everytime-(Nalin & Kane Remix) 7 Tilt-Invisible 9 BT-Lovin You More (BT's Primordial Sound 12" Vocal) 10 Kosheen-Hide U (John Creamer & Stephane K Mix) 11 John Askew-Velum 12 Human Evolution-Human Evolution 13 Miro-By your side (Ronski Speed Mix) 14 Digital Blond-Legato 15 Agnelli & Nelson-Holding onto the Nothing 16 Thrillseekers-Synthesia (Ferry Corsten Mix) 17 Humate-Love Stimulation (Paul Van Dyk Remix) Judge Jules' Looking to the Future Mix 1 DT8 Project-The Power of One 2 Ally Wilson-Solstice 3 Joop-The... Read review

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Advantages: A few scarface film samples
Disadvantages: Nearly the whole thing

...Many people have been influenced by the scarface film and the rap genre has especially referenced to it man songs. This is now an official compilation of songs with money, power and respect themes. as you would imagine, all are rap. Put together in 2003, this def jam idea includes songs by Nas, Mobb Deep and Notorious BIG, some made especially for the album some old tracks that just fit. None appear in the film but there are samples and dialouge used from the picture. Tracks Its Mine - Mobb Deep & Nas. Scarface cues used as the sample in this one which was originally put t ogether in 99. A good relevant track to start the album Yeo - Cam'ron. Samples Rush Rush which is used in the film, rush rush get the yayo may be more familiar. best bit about the song is actually the sample with cam'rons raps not adding much but loads... Read review

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