Customer Reviews

Es (Electronic Soul)

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This is one of those mixes that sets a new precedent in the DJ World. Like Sasha's Fundacion, Satoshi has compiled a mix that eliminates that barrier between progressive house and the new dreaded 'electro' sound. (Lately, it seems like nearly every DJ is on the 'electro' bandwagon, and they end up throwing out the mixing and programming skills in the process. It's like listening to crappy 80's pop music.)

Not ES. The first time I heard this album, I didn't know how to react to it because I've never heard anything like it before. Now, after hearing it at least 20 times, it has absolutely blown me away. The planning behind this mix was extensive and vastly creative. I can go on and on about this track or that track, but it's the mix as a whole that really makes this a CD that won't leave my car stereo for weeks...

If you're going to get this album, do so not expecting NuBreed or Integration 1, but rather to experience a concept that other DJs will be trying to copy in the months/years to come. (If you know the DJ business, you know what I'm talking about...) -And when you do get it, give it a few listens to before reaching your verdict. Good Work, Satoshi.

Not a compilation to get giddy over, but not one to use as a frisbee either. Satoshi Tomiie follows the unexplainable 2005 trend of compiling yet another electro-tech album with his release of ES.

There is a short period over a couple of tracks where ES gets very, very good. "Peaces Of Gold" by Peace Division and "You And Me" (Satoshi Tomiie ES Edit) by Chab. Tomiie's brilliant ear for mixing is also best demonstrated during this point in the album. "Piano Track" (Original Mix) by Bush II Bush is another worthy mention, but the remaining tracks never tickled my auditory senses, and unfortunately, Tomiie never takes the listener back to that hypnotic moment felt over tracks 7 and 8.

3.5/5 stars.

TECHNO TONY REVIEW - I remember the first time I heard "Love in Traffic" on Digweed's GU Los Angeles compilation. I thought it was quirky, and interesting. That record and some articles on Satoshi I had read led me to pick up his Nubreed mix which I thought was possibly the best of the series. It was two discs of good, well programmed, dark progressive beats. After hearing this mix, I did not hesitate to pick up Undulation 1 his tag team mix with SAW partner in crime Hector Romero. Again, it was a burner, with possibly the best first half hour of progessive house I had heard on a mix in a long time. Needless to say, I literally picked up ES the day it came out. Well, after four listens, I am sure about one thing - I do not like this mix. It is repetitive, synthetic, emotionless electro house. Oh yeah, there are some nice moments, but this is a soundscape not a journey. I am a little worried about the state of progressive house these days. John Digweed and Chris Fortier have both disappointed me with their latest mixes. They too have succumbed to techy elcectro house. I can appreciate the need for change with any genre but this tech house movement is way too sterile for me. Lost are the subtle melodies and raw, pulsing bass that defined progressive house. They have been replaced with snappy electro infused basslines and muffled robotic pops and fizzles. In fact, I think Danny Howells GU Miami was the only progressive mix this year that managed to included some electro house without overdoing it. However, I will take melodic progressive house that builds and evolves any day. If you agree with me, then check out something like Hernan Cattaneo's Renaissance Masters mix. If you just want to get down to some robot funk, then maybe this mix is for you. As for Satoshi Tomiie, I will still pick-up ES B (downtempo) and hope for a bit more of his old magic - I know it is in there begging to come out. Peace~

This is by far the best album I've bought lately. The beat is very loud and just goes on and on, excellent work!!

Already established as a force to be reckoned with, DJ/producer Satoshi Tomiie has released his new mix, ES, on the label he founded. The pace of the CD is set early on with the first 9 tracks bolstering a similar electro house sound. The vibe and pace of the mix changes with the entrance of track 10, a disco house anthem entitled, "Friday Loops." ES peaks near its end with "We Interrupt This Program." It's the hardest hitting track on the CD and delivers one hell of a punch. ES ends with two vocal tracks bring down the energy and giving the set a sense of closure. Well mixed but a little stagnant, ES will keep house heads happy, but probably won't do much for those into more progressive forms of techno.

-Jason Catanzarite
Synthesis.net

I've been listening to Satoshi Tomiie for a long time and this is definetly one of his best CD's yet. Its one of those cd's that is a must have before a road trip. Just play it and let it ride. From beginning to end it keeps your ears on high alert just waiting for that next track to hit. Before you know it your at the end, but who says you cant just hit repeat and start the ride all over again.