Barcelona [Limited Edition]

James Lavelle | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 15, 2002)
• Original Release Date: 2002
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Limited Edition
• Label: Global Underground
• ASIN: B00006J4AX
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #686,056 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. 1 To 3am Intro (Part One) - Unklesounds

2. Mongrel Meets His Maker - DJ Shadow

3. Dusted - Leftfield (Feat Toots Manuva)

4. Night Beats - Thomas Bangalter

5. The Vibe - Sotero

6. Let Th Good Times Roll - Layo And Bushwacka

7. Fundamental - Sasha

8. Hold Back - Force Mass Motion V Dylan Rhymes

9. Crooked - Evil Nine

10. Breakin On The Streets - Stir Fry

11. No Soul - ILS

12. Invincible Bass - Drumatic Twins

13. Shining Through - Layo And Bushwacka

14. FEAR - Jan Brown

15. 3 To 5am Intro (Part Two) - Unklesounds

16. Underground Sound - Pitch Black

17. Revolution - Kybosh

18. Atmosphere - Rennie Pilgrem And Meat Knife

19. Next Life - Meat Katie

20. Dirty Waltzer - Soul Of Man

See all 34 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

DJ, Mo' Wax label linchpin, and U.N.K.L.E. architect James Lavelle is an icon for good reason. His ease in dovetailing hip-hop, progressive house, and trip-hop is legendary, and it's part of what makes the two-disc Global Underground: Barcelona compilation such a corker. Thanks to clever mixing, cuts from Mo' Wax protégé DJ Shadow seem right at home next to those by former Stone Roses howler Ian Brown, dub-dancehall king Roots Manuva, brilliant Brit DJs Layo & Bushwacka, and agit-prop rappers Dead Prez. Brown's trippy, staccato "F.E.A.R." is almost a full-blown suite, and fans of U.N.K.L.E.'s Psyence Fiction platter will hear familiar snippets (ditto fans of Shadow's Private Press). The flow never stops as Lavelle scorches through these 30-odd tracks without pausing for breath, showing he is to the Barcelona rave scene what Jose Padilla's Cafe del Mar series was to Ibiza: mind-numbingly cool and absolutely essential. --Kim Hughes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent change of pace, July 13, 2003

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resident_out_of_touch (Schenectady, New York United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Barcelona (Audio CD)

lets face it most of the GU series sounds a lot like itself, and having collected i think 8 of them, my interest has faded substantially. seeing james lavelle hangin around on the cover of a GU cd was too intreresting to pass up tho, as i am a big fan of unkle and mo' wax in general. the whole comp in general is really quite awesome. the second disc of house tunes reminds me a lot of dave seaman's melbourne mix (my favorite GU to date with the possible exception of this one), FC Kahuna's infamous bassline-driven Glitterball is in fact on both releases, a testament to their similarity in vibe and energy.

the whole second disc is on that same trip, fairly deep and abstract prog house cuts that make for a good listen. the first disc is definitely a winner though, possibly because im somewhat tired of prog house and enjoy breaks, but there are some wicked tracks in there and some dope moments. the opening track after the intro i am not familiar with, but it is quite a piece of work, a stomping guitar-driven trip hop dealy somewhere around 100-110 bpm that is a really excellent kick-off to the mix. and when he mixes into Dusted, thats one my favorite cuts ever, such a flawless blend of energy beyond just matching beats that youd almost think its the same track. and of course dusted is a killer track in itself. the next track does some tempo witchery and things take off again in more club-friendly 130ish bpm territory. the rest of the mix is rockin new school breaks, even sasha got his floaty drug-addled self in there with Fundamental. id comment more on the mixing/track selection but to be honest after the first few cuts that i love so much it just becomes a big mess of breakbeat blissout for me and i dont really pay attention to whats going on (in the manner of most progressive mix albums)

id reccommend this to anyone who's into the greater electronic scene or the GU series or any of that. you get a nice dose of breaks and a nice dose of house, much better than the usual two and a half hours of the latest progressive trance hits that all sound the same

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars slick, October 28, 2002

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Curmudgeon "grantc" (West Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Barcelona (Audio CD)

It's a good quality compilation, with a generous selection of trip hop, hip hop and house beats. The limited compilation comes in a tasty longbox, with one jewel case housing the 2 cd music set, and another housing the cd-rom. Don't expect much from the cd-rom, though: an 11 minute promotional video of a self-admitted hungover James Lavelle stumbling around Barcelona; some context-free snapshots of animals, people and buildings; and the track listing and sleevenotes readily available in the cd booklet.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dare to be Different, October 21, 2002

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Joann E Truong (Cincinnati) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Barcelona (Audio CD)

If variety is the spice of life, then this album delivers. GU has set out to feature DJs that are underground, whose sound is not yet tarnished by the mainstream community. I must admit that when I first put in the CD...it didn't sound like the typical GU CD...The hip hop beats reminded me of Wu-Tang Clan...and as I listened...I found the progression to be pure genius....the transitions felt natural...and I found that friends of mine who are not GU fans...were bobbing their heads...and they kept bobbing their heads...even through the progressive house...which they swore they'd never listen to...So for me...this CD is not about the different genres of music being put together..it's about different sounds....and how they've been fused together seamlessly to take you on a journey...if you're a GU fan like I am...get it, no doubt....if you are not a GU fan, or are new to the series....give it a whirl....this one dares to be different...