A Renaissance 3CD set from the ‘Worldwide’ series, by three distinctive artists, on paper looks like a good deal but it’s not quite that simple. First of all the packaging is great, an open top box containing 3 individual sleeves which fold out to reveal the disc and additional information and artwork, very nice. After that though things go down hill…
The David Morales CD is very disco/garage as you’d probably expect but I just didn’t get on with it at all. I’d go as far to say that it has a bit of a camp sound to it and despite having maybe two or three good tracks on it that’s probably not enough to save it from never being listened to again! This is the worst Renaissance disc I’ve ever heard!
Dave Seaman comes to the rescue with disc 2 and things begin to look up. Not Dave’s best mix but still a good listen with enough interesting moments to keep you hooked throughout I had a feeling of returning to familiar territory after an hour of Morales. It’s a good mix, but that’s it, just ‘good’. You begin to expect more from the top names in the industry and this just isn’t quite there somehow.
The real star of the show is disc 3 by BT, I wasn’t expecting this mix to be as good as it is but it really saves this 3CD set from completely bombing. It would’ve made an excellent stand alone release but as it is here it feels like it’s carrying the other two along. Subphonics ‘Friendly Fire’ and Kaistars ‘The Promethean Groove’ really standout, ahhh the balance has been restored.
I don’t like writing negative reviews as I love the music and the people who make it but occasionally along comes a clanger and unfortunately this is one, get the BT mix if you can download it and maybe the Seaman mix if you like his stuff but the Morales mix I can’t recommend.
CD1 David Morales
1. Bini & Martini featuring Romina Johnson – Dancin’ With You
2. Preluxe featuring Clive Griffin – You’re The One For Me (Hustlers Convention Mix)
3. State Of Mind – Take Control (M&S Epic Klub Mix)
4. Hustlers Convention – Turn It Up (DJ Maurizio Mix)
5. Doug Willis – Feel The Funk
6. East West Connection – East West Club
7. The Heclectic featuring Latasha P. Jordan – Found A Cure (D’Ambrosio Classic Club Mix)
8. Mike Delgado presents The Upstairs Lounge – Byrd Man’s Revenge
9. Eddie Amador – House Music (The Beats Mix)
10. The New Hippie Movement featuring Bishop – What A Feeling (Cevin’s Feelin’ The Power Mix)
11. Wamdue Project – Where Do We Go? (Armands’ Last Hustle In Paris Mix)
12. Unkowledge presents Love Juice – Get On Up (Club Mix)
13. Bobby D’Ambrosio featuring Michelle Weeks – The Day (Classic Club Mix)
14. Kerri Chandler – Movin’ In
CD2 Dave Seaman
1. Banco De Gaia – Drunk As A Monk (Rabbit In The Moon Mix)
2. Danny Tenaglia – Elements – The Voice
3. Lo-Fidelity Allstars – Vision Incision (Incision In The Midfield Mix)
4. Dominion – Creation (Dub)
5. Dolls Head – It’s Over It’s Under (Brothers In Rhythm Mix)
6. Fifty-Fifty – Tonight I’m Dreaming
7. Freefall featuring Jan Johnston – Skydive
8. Hydro – Liquid Prayers (Starecase’s Aquabatics Mix)
9. Hybrid – Theme From Wide Angle
10. Garbage – Special (Brothers In Rhthym Mix)
11. Howie B – Angels Go Bald (Orginal Mix)
12. DJ Shadow – High Noon
CD3 BT
1. 2 Phat C**ts – Ride (Space Invaders Mix)
2. Deep Dish – Summer’s Over (Ali’s Club Mix)
3. Invisible Scream – Invisible
4. Hybrid – Snyper
5. Silicon Valley Def Stars – Believer (Thursday Club Mix)
6. Morgan King – I’m Free (William Orbit Mix)
7. DJ Rap – Bad Girl (BT Mix)
8. The Crystal Method – Coming Back (Light Mix Dub)
9. Subphonic – Friendly Fire
10. Kaistar – The Promethean Groove
11. Amoeba Assassin – Piledriver (The Hurricane Mix)
12. BT – Godspeed
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