Customer Reviews

Carl Cox: F.A.C.T.2

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Cox was at the height of his mixing with this album and he probably ended up with the best tour of his career with the F.A.C.T 2 album and went on perform at sell-out gigs. THIS IS THE BEST COX ALBUM by far. He has not really been the same since but THIS is the album that you want to hear if you are looking for Cox at his techno best.

Carl Cox does it again with a great techno house that is always interesting with more and more complex layers. Truly a great Dj, Check out the Denki Groove tracks and Rob Tissera. Other notables are Fatboy and the Electroliners (Dj Dan and Jim Hopkins) -Dj NuYorikan Seoul

Mesmerizing trance-inducing techno-acid-house masterpiece. Good stuff.

I had purchased this collection many years ago when it had hit the local music store along with several other cd's due to them being the latest hit tech sounds of the time. This duel cd collection took my parties by storm and still to this day it remains one of my favorite solid mixes to throw in the player. Carl Cox put together a fine collection of tight sounds and this hookup is hands down of his best. If your looking for good old school techy sound don't leave this out of your collection ;)
Dj Mordredd.........

I still remember the day I bought this Carl Cox mix set. It was the Fall of 1996 and I was living in London on a college work visa. I was flat broke due to the conversion rate of the dollar to pound and couldn't even afford the rent of my flat. Instead of trying to save money for rent I decided it would be better spent on this beautifully boxed 2cd set! I walked out of the HMV store on Oxford street, immeditately tore open the packaging and tossed CD1 in my player. I practically danced down the street on my way home. Needless to say I wasn't disappointed with my purchase. I cycled through both CDs on my good old rechargeable portable CD player for months as they quickly became my favorite mixes. I had seen Carl DJ several times while I was in London and every set was phenomenal. His skills and superb track listing are easy to see in this mix. While some of the tracks haven't aged as well as others, 14 years later Fact Vol. 2 still shines.
Here are my thoughts on Carl Cox's Fact 2 mix;

Disc: 1
1. Spirit Catcher - The Mod Wheel 10/10 (An absolutely massive tune & one of my all time favorites)
2. Kick Up the Volume [Latin Love Machine Mix] - Rob Tissera 7/10 (Could do without the klaxons)
3. Are You There - Josh Wink 7/10 (Repetitive, not one of my favorite Wink tracks)
4. Loose Caboose [Carl Cox Mix] - Electroliners 8/10
5. Everyone Need a 303 - Fatboy Slim 8/10 (Classic track but doesn't necessarily stand the test of time)
6. Only 4 U [Green Velvet Mix] - Cajmere 8/10
7. Hot - Purveyors of Fine Funk 9/10
8. Computer Talk - Primordial Soup 8/10
9. I Want to Fall - Freaky Chakra vs. Single Cell Orchestra 8/10
10. Tribal Jedi [Slam Black Drum Mix] - Carl Cox 8/10
11. Dark Manoeuvres - Envoy 8/10
12. The Stalker [Laidback Luke Mix] - Green Velvet 10/10 (Brilliant Green Velvet track)
13. LSD - DJ HMC 8/10
14. Manual - Continuous Cool 7/10
15. Flash - Cosmic Messenger 7/10

Disc: 2
1. Rocco [Dave Clarke Remix] - Death In Vegas 7/10
2. Acid Wiss "L" - DJ Skull 8/10
3. Calling Earth - Deruyter, Yves 8/10
4. Pump 2 - Adam Beyer 8/10
5. Beef Situation - Manual 8/10
6. Sonar - Sarcoblast 8/10
7. Phaze 2 - Rejuvination 8/10
8. Born Slippy [Darren Price Mix] - Underworld 8/10
9. Lummox - Lux Traxx Vol.1 7/10
10. Closer to France - Cap Project 7/10
11. Impact - Sound Enforcer 7/10
12. Siberian Snowstorm [Dave Angel Mix] - Carl Cox 8/10
13. The Wanderer [Carl Cox Worldwide Ultimatum Mix] - Vernon's Wonderland 7/10
14. Niji [Mijk Van Dijk for Girls Mix] - Denki Groove 8/10
15. Niji [Mijk Van Dijk for Boys Mix] - Denki Groove 8/10
16. Immerse - Outta The Blue 7/10
17. Musiek - The Man 7/10
18. Global Grooves - Acorn Arts 8/10
19. Magic Shop - Stef, Pako & Frederick 8/10
20. Schars World - Fly By Wire 7/10


Carl Cox will always be one of my favorite DJs much like Jeff Mills. Many will argue that their mixing skills aren't the best and I can't disagree. However, now that the majority of DJ's exclusively mix off of a laptop or with CDJ's I'm sure their mixing hasn't gotten more flawless. In 1996 I would have easily rated this album 5 out of 5. However, some of the tracks haven't stood the test of time therefore it loses 1 star. From the gorgeously artistic cover art, to the excellent track selection and mixing, Fact 2 will always remain one of my favorite techno mixes.

This tri-turntablist drops some of the most mesmerizing tracks captured on CD. Proclaimed as the top DJ in the world, this CD proves that he may well be the M.Jordan of the dancefloor. An essential dance-music CD.

Carl Cox is Awesome. He picks good vinyl to spin, as he does for this 2-disk CD set. This is not Carl Cox at his best. He has made better song selections than this, but two steps down from the top of the ladder is still "up there". I would recommend this CD set; it has a good underground "acid" sound to it, and is way better than most other techno/house that has been put to disk.

I kept reading things that said, basically, Carl Cox is the greatest techno DJ in the world. So I had to buy this album.

I just don't see where the acclaim comes from. The guy throws down some fat wax, for sure (at least on disc one). But the transitions from track to track are pretty consistently ragged. If I were a club owner, and some kid off the streets gave me this as a demo disk, I doubt he'd get the gig, because the beat matching just doesn't cut it; the mixes consistently strain to stay in sync.

If this were a live set, I could understand. But the liner notes say that he cooked the FACT 2 collection up in a studio. I just can't imagine putting out a CD that isn't perfect if you're not trying to record a live set. And it ain't perfect.

If somebody told you that Carl Cox is the best techno DJ in the world, and you're looking for evidence, look elsewhere.

I really like the mad, trance feel of this techno mix on disc 2. While disc 1 is a sadistic torture akin to some crazy German techno song that repeats the word "dildo" every beat in every measure, disc 2 induces one to just spaz out to a true mix of an odd collection of techno. I can see how its kinda awkward but not so much. Prolly the chap uses not-ready-to-be-mixed songs, and techno songs on vinyl at that - not some drawn out, trance computer file. And have you thought of odd-time signatures? he probably uses them here. Anyways, the set has a nice tribal evolution like some fantastic hula luau of hallucinogenic fire and tiki gods demanding your reverence.

I gave it a 2 cuz disc 1 is just aweful and disc 2 is great so it averages out.

Crazy Acid house. Dj HMC - LSD, is incredible. Check it out. Not the most melodic stuff ever, just full of sounds. A very interesting selection. Are you there?