Afterdark New York City

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 27, 2004)
• Original Release Date: 2004
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Kinkysweet
• ASIN: B0002B15TM
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #173,632 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Jon Cutler feat. Kemdi "You Groove Me" (Osunlade Mix)

2. Naked Soul feat. Consuela Ivy "Talk To Me" (83 West Mix)

3. Jon Cutler feat. Luna "Alone" (Sole Channel Mix)

4. Johnny D & Nicky P "Johnick Fire"

5. Knu Je "Seeds of Life" (Dennis Ferrer Mix)

6. DJ Jorj "Brazil Horns" (Joeski Mix)

7. Jon Cutler feat. Vanessa Freeman "Focus (Lifted Up)"

8. Mateo & Matos "N.J. Style"

9. DJ Jorj feat. Gary Pinto "Only You"

10. Jon Cutler "Pride"

See all 12 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Camiel "Sintra" (Yoruba Soul Mix)

2. Alistair Colling "Cafe Sol (Para Carolina)"

3. Camiel "Sunset" (Kemit Main Mix)

4. Tortured Soul "I Might Do Something Wrong" (Lonely Mix)

5. Home & Garden ft. Nkemdi "An Invitation" (Yoruba Soul Mix)

6. The Moves "Remember"

7. LAS-CIV-I-OUS "Nice To See You" (Yoruba Soul Mix)

8. Daddy J & Face "Ambient City" (Mateo & Matos Mix)

9. Tortured Soul "How's Your Life?" (Alix Alvarez Bronx Beatdown Mix)

10. Tortured Soul "Fall In Love" (Eric Kupper Mix)

See all 12 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

BPM Magazine

"A delicious blend from two of New York's finest"

Product Description

It’s funny how house music all of the sudden just makes sense, filling up the empty spaces that simply can’t be satisfied from the synthetic and often hollow sounds of trance and techno. House music, especially house music from NYC, fills you up with dark sexy smoke and satisfies that need to feel connected to the music, to feel the human passion that created it. House music, although based around the punchy 4/4 kick of the drum machine, is extremely reliant upon the organic elements to bring it to soulful fruition. From the well crafted vocals to the live instrumentation, house is an amazing synergy of the sounds of man and his machines. Stemming from Disco and Jazz, house music has spanned the course of two decades and has still remained on the forefront of underground and even commercial electronic music. From the legendary Paradise Garage of yesteryear to the warm intimacy of Cielo today, this music has always been an important and essential component of New! York’s elite nightlife.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Deep House from the City That Never Sleeps., October 23, 2004

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The Groove (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Afterdark New York City (Audio CD)

The formula is this: two DJs from New York deliver a mix of deep house on two discs, one by Jon Cutler and the other by Osunlade. Both are deep excursions of vocal house with a soulful edge that's best suited for late night listening. On Cutler's disc, you're gonna find noteworthy tracks like his own "You're Not Alone," Johnny D and Nicky P's "Johnick Fire," and Scott Wozniak's "Wake Up My Life" which serve as the highlights. Osunlade's disc has a more chilled vibe, with laidback cuts such as the Latin-lite fare of "Cafe Sol" by Alistar Calling, Tortured Soul's "I Might Do Something," and "Remember" by The Moves. But the pace does pick up later in the disc with more aggressive numbers like Soul Vision's kicking "Don't Hold Back." All in all, there's nothing earth-shattering on this disc, and many househeads will recognize familiar ground. But "AfterDark NewYorkCity" is good enough to rise above the average. One last thing: this CD is copy-protected, so computer freaks who like to burn and mix their music will be out of luck with this disc.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The dawning of light music, February 15, 2005

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Dominique J. B. Feneyrou "Fenpau" (Paris, France) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Afterdark New York City (Audio CD)

Even if the title suggests this is a moody, deep type of compilation, it has enough yang to move your soul and booty...it kicks off with a smooth voice, has a nervous drum beat and a simple and cool keyboard in the back, then the rhythm picks up with a great percussion transition for an even jazzier voice. "Alone" has a house like feel to it still with world class vocals. From there on, the rich array of pleasures is ensured on a impeccable tempo: Brazilian beats (the energizing Only you, the marvelous bossa feel of Sintra, Cafe Sol), sexy voices (Wake up my life), a mean bass (Johnick fire), 70's like disco (Pride), clubby hip trends (Fluid, Don't hold back, If you leave now) and other singable tunes (anything from Tortured Soul or Moves). The mark of this album is it's live-like feel of the music played. It has a great balance between the danceable and the audible. It's if you want a "juiced up" lounge/jazz version of what remains in the end a little musical gem that will leave you content with the groove of life.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointment from NYC, June 26, 2006

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DM "morrina" (Boston) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Afterdark New York City (Audio CD)

I have purchased all of the Afterdark CDs, and this one is really disappointing. I was expecting more from the Deep House center of the music world. I have yet to find a CD that measures up to the San Fran disc. Buy that one! If they could only replicate that....