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Late Night With Andy Caldwell (Dig)

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This particular type of dance mix CD shouldn't necessarily be judged by individual tracks alone but rather by the atmosphere it creates as a whole - and Andy Caldwell succeeds quite well with this mix. Bear in mind that the theme here is "late night", so the mood is slightly more subdued and sets things up nicely for the chillout "after party" for two. Besides, if it's a "hits" compilation you're looking for, perhaps you should check out the Dance Mix USA CDs?

A splendid new mix from Mr. Caldwell, a San Francisco-based DJ/producer whose own tracks have been showing up on the better house compilations for years. It's called "Late Night" but don't let that fool you - this is music you can put on with your morning coffee, too, or anytime you need to get your head straight. That's "straight" meaning "all sorted out", of course. This IS deep house after all.

Caldwell starts things off with the summery "Brand New Day," a gorgeous, soulful vocal track that would be right at home on any Naked Music release. The laid-back acoustic guitars and driving synth bass on that track set the tone for the next few tracks, each of which builds in complexity until climaxing with Mylo's "Otto's Journey," a blast of pure optimism that could put a smile of Dick Cheney's face (ew...rough image...sorry). Track six (Caldwell's own "The Waiting Game") provides a sexy bridge to what, for me, is the best track on the disc: Scape's "Be My Friend", a tremendous vocal cut that reminds me of some of the Lazy Dog discs from years back (RIP Lazy Dog...). The second half of the disc keeps the quality high, closing things out with a smooth Julius Papp remix of Deborah Bond's "This is Me", which may as well have been custom-made for this project - it's like that last glass of champagne you probably shouldn't have, but can't resist.

I am continually impressed by how rich a genre deep house really is, when it's being mined by a pro like Caldwell. On his decks, soul and electronics merge into a river of groove that never fails to soothe. This new mix is exactly where deep house is right now. If you're into it, pick it up - you will be playing it for months, if not years to come. Certainly the hair salons will be. Five stars.

Although I'm a bit of a newbie to the world of house and electronica, I am not a stranger to music that makes not only the booty shake and the toes tap, but also fills the imagination with awe and color, and this album does just that. This compilation has also introduced me to the brillance of Mylo (if you haven't yet heard his album, "Destroy Rock & Roll", then quit reading this and go check it out! Pay EXTRA special attention to "In My Arms", "Drop The Pressure", "Rikki", "Otto's Journey" and "Zenophile" not to mention "Doctor Pressure" which won the Ministry Of Sound award for song of the year!)

You've read the genre descriptions from others, so I can't add much more, but it's clear that Caldwell puts a lot of emphasis on mixing songs, both vocal and instrumental, with complex beats and amazing keyboards. This truly is one of those rare treasures that you can press play, and not have the urge to skip track after track after track.

Please, order your copy through Amazon or visit your favorite local music store and enjoy this amazing compilation today!

Andy Caldwell is a prolific producer, DJ and remixer. He started his musical career as the founder of "Soulstice" and released two successful albums for Om Records. Now He presents a great deep, vocally-luscious house at its sublime best. Fusing innovative bass lines, infectious drum programs, and cascading melodies, he taps right into the soul of the dance floor with pure emotion and undeniable energy.

This is house at its most pure, house as sustained mood and luxuriant romanticism.

Featuring his own Brand New Day and The Waiting Game, his mix is seductive, so nice and very fresh, Mylo's Otto's Journey and Chuck Love's Back in My Life lead the tally in highlights, along with Ronan's It's So Easy (very New York garage-influenced) and Spirit Catcher's Never Before. Axwell's remix of Rasmus Faber's Get Over Here is another "super-up-dance track" great!!!

Beautiful and amazing mixes, great compilation of electro-sweet-house. Through his track selection and mix, Andy Caldwell has successfully created the soundtrack to any great night out. Put this record into cd player in your car and you will have the best party made ever, your private "Party Car".

I LOVE this CD. This was definitely a good buy. Andy Caldwell does a fantastic job. I listen to this CD weekly.

It's been a long long long time since I have purchased a dance CD. I mean years. But then one night I was listening to my XM dance channel and all the usual stuff was on, but then they played selections from Late Night with Andy Caldwell and I immediately fell in love. Each tune they featured made me want to groove a little bit more until finally I couldn't stand it. I had to find out more about this Andy guy. Well, turns out he's been remixing and producing his own tracks for years - maybe the years where I stopped purchasing dance music. I just received my copy of Late Night two days ago and have listened to it more than 4 times since - even once while on my way to work and it made the day just seem to go a little better. I plan to play it in the afternoons in my office just because it's that chill to listen to. Late night is definitely chill music at it's best. I would recommend this to all my party friends who don't party as much as we used too - this here is good times.

this mix is just as good as i hoped it would be, maybe even better!

There is only 2-3 great trackes on this. Such a shame that most of these compilations only ever have a few great inspiring tracks while the rest are just pure background stuff.