Global Underground 22: Melbourne

Dave Seaman | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 27, 2002)
• Original Release Date: 2002
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Global Underground
• ASIN: B000062X7Y
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #165,677 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Soliton Wave [Slow mix]

2. Loverman [Satoshi Tomiie Ambient mix]

3. Intruder

4. Folk

5. One For You

6. Mindstake

7. Haunting Theme

8. Sarcasm

9. Mind Rewind

10. Depth

See all 13 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Glitterball

2. Legacy [Synthesia Dub mix]

3. Consider the Ravens

4. Magic Dust

5. Starwater

6. Corporate Entertainment

7. Roots

8. Clear

9. What Sound

10. Slide

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very eclectic, cerebral mix that isn't everyone's cup of tea, August 14, 2002

By 

Anand Subramaniam (Chennai, INDIA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Global Underground 22: Melbourne (Audio CD)

First off, Dave Seaman is my all time favourite DJ... I love his work, and am totally into his sound. Therefore, any CD of his that I review will show a favourable tilt - not too much, but enough to be noticeable. That being said, though, you don't have to be a Dave Seaman fan to realize that this mix is a jaw-dropper in terms of its technical wizardry and diversity.

The mixing from track to track is mind-boggling (definitely Pro-Tooled, but which mix isn't these days?), and I've listened to some of the mixes again and again, each time finding something else in them to rave about. What makes the mixing even more awesome to the listener is the fact that while it is absolutely seamless, the diversity of the tracks that Seaman chooses will definitely let you know when the next track is on. The mixes aren't unnoticeable - it is the very noticeability of the mixing that makes its seamlessness so mind boggling.

This mix also represents the most eclectic musical taste on the entire series, along with Darren Emerson's Uruguay set. Ambient intros melt into eerie, tribal vocals. Latin house romps into dub-heavy beats. Shuddering, fractured breaks surround hard, progressive hooks. It's almost as if Seaman decided that playing a groovy progressive sound was almost too simple - been there, done that. Instead, he sucks the listener into a brain-bending vortex of musical diversity, all the while showing that the various genres CAN be woven together to create a beautiful mix.

Disc 1 is the slow builder - the first 4 tracks make you wait almost interminably for something to happen, all the while making you enjoy what's already going on, before hitting you with the first beats of tough tribal drums. Imagine music like he played in his Back To Mine album leading into bouncier tracks. The disc never gets into really groovy, hard territory - it flirts with the fringes, all the while walking a fine line between ambient beauty and percussive catchiness.

Disc 2 is more stereotypical, or seems so after listening to the first disc. The genres fly all over the place from old school house to disco to progressive to breaks... but with magical control. Seaman is still at the peak of his mixing powers, and they are amply demonstrated on both these discs.

So, if the mix is that great, why do so many people not like it? The fact that this mix is such a departure from the standard, GU formula is both its greatest asset and its biggest drawback. If you expect to be able to get up and dance till you drop to this mix - forget it. GU 022 may be classified as a dance compilation in the record stores, but you're going to find very few tracks on it that can really get your body grooving. This mix is in your mind, start to finish. You'll bob about a bit, and some tracks are definitely danceable, but that's as far as it goes into the floor. This mix will make you sit tight and listen, first and foremost. In that sense, it may be purely music in the most literal sense of the word, and a lot of people don't want that from a GU compilation.

Overall, if you have an ongoing love affair with your headphones, grab this mix, 'coz you wont let it go. If you like to experience the beauty of a mix that makes you lose yourself in its subtlety, you're sure to love it. If you're a Dave Seaman fan, you shouldn't even have read this far. But if you want a mix that delivers the classic GU experience, you'd best stay the heck away from it, because there really isn't any point in complaining later on that you didn't get what you wanted.

Disc 1: 5 stars
Disc 2: 4.5 stars
Overall: 4.75 stars

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars And now for something a lot different, September 17, 2003

By 

Eric Elnicki "Electronicdaze" (Ashburn, Virginia USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Global Underground 22: Melbourne (Audio CD)

OK, ok, I can see the reasoning behind some of criticism of this GU release. It is different, more mellow, and in many ways on a different tempo than many other GU sets. On the other hand, it is technically brilliant, an absolutely magical 2 hours of music, and I cannot seem to turn it off. I have been listening to this CD too and from work every day this week, and it never ceases to impress me, interest me, and suprise me. In short, Dave Seaman's set is more than a collection of songs, it is a trancy epic that never fails to brighten your day. BRILLIANT!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dave Seaman is the best period..., October 20, 2002

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Jason (Boston) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Global Underground 22: Melbourne (Audio CD)

With this Mebourne set...Dave has put himself ahead of Tiesto, digweed, sasha, van dyk..and the likes with this set. None of these dj's could have pulled off what Dave has pulled off here. After i first listened to it I was a bit skeptical..but it grows on you and when it grows on you..you'll understand exactly why i think so highly of this set. Keep bringing them Dave..