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The 6ixth Session

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Dieselboy returns to my CD player after the long pause between "System Upgrade" and this new, most kickass "6ixth Session". It was worth the wait, ladies and gentlemen. I must say, nothing can top this album. Of course, I may eat those words come a new Dieselboy album, but for now, I bask in the glory of these two killer CDs. The mix CD (disc 1) makes me want to get up and dance. It's like a live set right in my living room. The EP with 3 original mixes and 2 remixes (the remixes appear on the 1st disc) is so phat it has my walls shaking. Check out the orig. mixes of Render & The Desent. I played them for a friend of mine who is a cybertrance head and even she agreed that this was the best music she'd ever heard come out of a dnb DJ's decks. If you have any sense whatsoever, buy this album. If I could give more than the maximum reccomendation I would.

Dieselboy, America's Number One Drum n Bass DJ shows why he earned the coveted title. The Pittsburg area native does it again by bringing the techstep genre that he helped popularize into the harder, faster, adrenaline charged release "The 6ixth Session". Pulling a little from each of his last compilations: the bass from "A Soldiers Story", the technical themes from "System Upgrade" to the flawless mixing of 97 Octane. It's a relentless, 193 beat per minute tour into the driving world of techstep--and it never lets up. The lengthy intro trances you out and before you know it Roc Data's "Messiah" hits you in the face like a brick. The album continues with rough hard clean beats. Besides a mixing error with lining up the high-hat's in the transition from track six to track seven (which was quickly fixed) the mixing was flawless. If you're a drum n bass fan or like adrenaline infused music, you need this definitive mix of tech-step. Perfect driving music that intoxicates you with the desire to stop whatever your doing to dance, this CD is the best twenty bucks you'll ever spend. Go. Buy. Now. I'm now waiting til Dieselboy tops himself on his Se7enth Session. Peace, Love, Dance and Jesus.

Dieselboy shows why he is the most requested Drum n bass DJ in America, and soon (I Hope) the world over. The '6ixth Session' is an impressive package and certainly by far his best yet. On the whole this release blows the competition away, with an incredible DJ mix on CD one which features a host of hard to find party moving dnb stormers, like J. Majik's 'Solarize', 'Firewire' by Andy C & Shimon and Technical Itch's amazing 'Heavy Metal' just to name a few.

CD 2 is a Dieselboy 5 track EP of original material which brings to CD for the first time his singles 'Render' 'The Descent' and the new chart topper 'Invid' as well as exclusive remixes of 'Invid' and 'The Descent'.

The packaging is beautifully designed and features Dieselboy rendered as a cyborg!

Buy it, steal it, just get it!

First off, Dieselboy is a great DJ, he's a sharp mixer with a good ear for jungle. He's the reason why I decided to explore the jungle in the first place--after buying his 6ixth Session CD. It's frenetic, pulsating + pounding jungle that provokes massive stompin', fist pumping, and motorists to run over pedestrians crossing the road. But, after getting deeper into the jungle depths, I acquired a taste for the not-so-newcomer-friendly jungle, and lost some (but not all) that passion for the sounds of Dieselboy. Albeit a great DJ, he sacrifices his right to create a varied jungle-scape on each CD to maintain that sound that appeals to as many as possible. This shows w/his track selection from 6th Session, Soldier's Story, and System Upgrade; he spins the works from a lot of the same DJs/Producers on each CD. Usual Suspects, Dylan, EiB, Stakka and Skynet to name a few. He does this on purpose because he is trying to get as much recognition as possible for the Jungle/DnB scene. He shifts his style according to what the people wish to hear (he said himself in an interview on DnB arena that he hates the idea of jungle/DnB always being rejected main-room status at raves). Octane 97 was for the old-schoolers who enjoyed the darkstep feel. But with the sudden increase in people involved in the rave scene, Dieselboy found it right to put out a CD that would appeal to the new-school crowd... hence Soldier's Story (faster, more techstep, sounded like a winner, and was). It was so well-received he mirrored it w/System Upgrade and 6th Session. It's obvious that the scene has caught on real well over the past years, and Dieselboy is one of the people responsible for it (lets hope it doesn't go to MTV proportions). Anyways, 6ixth Session is best for the new comers, it's nothing new to the ones that heard a lot of it already, but it'll go over well w/everyone else. It got me in, so that's why I'm giving it 4 stars instead of 3. For those that think DnB and jungle are the same thing, think again. DnB is cleaner, and simpler with a 1 2 1 2 beat (aka 2 step, sometimes jungle crosses over to this), slower bpm and lighter bass line than jungle. Jungle has a 1 2 33 4 breakbeat sped up to 170-190 bpm with a (deep, dark) bass line about half the speed of that. Jungle (along w/happy hardcore surprisingly) actually evolved from Old School Rave Hardcore (DJ Red Alert, Acen...who both got their stuff from Prodigy back in the early 90's) which was played frequently at old school raves. DnB is a cleaner, simpler type of music that grew out of jungle, so for all those people that say jungle is a form of DnB, you're wrong. Just because it has drums and bass does not make it DnB. But just keep your cool, it's my opinion but I try to go by how it all happened... not all genres are clear cut, but I had to say something. Lata'z

Dieselboy offers a well-mixed set of Jungle. Ever wonder how it would be to go to a club and listen to a good set of Jungle? Buy this CD and there you go! Initialize is like a short trip through a spaceship. After examining the craft, checking that everything is a go, get ready for Messiah! Messiah plays little brother to Heavy Metal: an extremely intense experience! Dieselboy lowers the intensity factor in Nanobugs and gets the groove back on in Bios Fear. The Jungle groove continues to mid highs and lows through to the middle of Pusher. After the first minute of Pusher, the ship's velocity increases. The final massive bass experience occurs in Dominion and blends into the initial, sensual, vocalization of Solarize. The end of Solarize doesn't drop you off; instead, your mind is left traveling a long time after the song fades. CD 2 has excellent versions of Dieselboy's original work as well as two additional mixes of those works at the end. "6ixth Session" is a definite must have for anyone looking for today's (2001) Jungle.

If you've managed to read any of my other reviews then you already know how adament i am about drum and bass. Picking a favorite can always be difficult, but this mix has once again reassured my first inclination that no one can drop beats like deiselboy. The cd starts off with the usual mechanical intro, which happens to be a little long for my taste, nevertheless cool. From the first actual track and on,you instantly become aware that deiselboy is getting ready to lay down a production set that lays waste to all in the genre. He's got the tempo cracked way up making for a fast-paced, speed induced album that won't let up until either you give up or the cd player gives up for you. The rolling bass lines tend to remind me of A Soldier's Story(another unbelievable album) and the rough descending highs allude to System Upgrade, making for a mix that i can only describe as brutal. This whole album is everything you could ever expect from Deiselboy and then some. Favorite tracks for me included tracks 2,3,5,7, and 10. my only complaint about this album...i think it tends to run out of gas at the end (except the last song) due to deiselboy expending the best tracks toward the first half of the cd. All in all, a no brainer...a MUST BUY for any enthusiasts. For any true d'n'b fan, you should've already had this cd worn out.

Dieselboy's 6ixth Session holds two distinctions: it contains Dieselboy's best opening and his best disc. "Initialize" is exactly that: a slow buildup of bits and pieces of electronica, deep and brooding, as if a robot has just been built and now it's getting ready to initialize and wreak havoc. After "Initialize", the robot comes to life. Disc 1 is amusing, although the middle of it is as repetitive as Dieselboy has ever been. But the first third and last third of Disc 1 is varied and well-constructed. But it's Disc 2 that remains Dieselboy's finest hour. The songs on Disc 2 have structure with a beginning, middle, and end, proving that Dieselboy is more than just a mere mixer. Disc 2 is perfect; every drum and every bass is just so flawlessly executed and impeccably blended, you'd think that Dieselboy is a genius. He's approached this technical wizardry on occasion, but has never been able to match it. In the realm of drum-and-bass, only Roni Size's second disc of New Forms tops Disc 2 of 6ixth Session. This is Dieselboy's transitional album because it shows him moving away from his patented techstep to a darker drum and bass sound, although he doesn't abandon the techstep elements completely. Disc 1 can't approach the consistency of Disc 2 since it is twice as long and the repetitious nature of Disc 1's middle part is a bit much, but all-in-all, a winner from Dieselboy. B+

The first track on this CD, Initialize, is very deceiving. It's a nice slow gentle track. I think my friend said it best, it's a nice stroll into the jungle. After that it's all hard, pounding, balls to the wall D&B.

This is, IMHO, Deiselboy's best work. It's just as good as, if not better than System Upgrade, and neither Project Human or Dungeonmaster's Guide come close to the sheer power of this disc. Best of all, it's Deiselboy's last CD without one of those lame spoken-word intros.

I have System Upgrade, Dungeonmaster's Guide, and Project Human, and this one just doesn't live up to the standards set by the other discs. Don't get me wrong - it's listenable. But you will enjoy any of the other titles I mentioned much, MUCH more.

I've listened to several of Dieselboy's albums. I loved Project Human, but I wasn't sure why everyone else except for me loved System Upgrade. To me, System Upgrade just had too little going on; it didn't grab me and shake the hell out of me like Project Human. I think the reason for this is that as Dieselboy's mixes have evolved, each one has gotten deeper, faster, and heavier. System Upgrade was just straight Techstep, which I guess I just don't like as much as the fast, heavey, and deep Darkstep that was on display in Project Human.

With all of this said, The 6ixth Session (completed in betwee n the time Dieselboy mixed System Upgrade and Project Human) is Darkstep at it's finest. It's simply amazing and will blow you away. Every song on the mix CD (CD 1) is exceptionally listenable, and the remixes of his his original tracks (CD 2) are a nice bonus. So, if you're not into the simple and plain 2-step drums and buzzing bass of Techstep, and you want something faster, deeper, and sonically heavier, buy the 6ixth Session. You will not regret it.