Customer Reviews

Live! in the Mix

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I was at a record shop website. SOmething in San Francisco and saw a link for this album. Now... a record store sells vinyl. But, they are also the best people to listen to. Music afficionados. They weren't advertising any other CDs on the frontpage to their website: JUST THIS ONE.

... and now I know why. This is a great mix. What's on it. Who cares... if you want good music then buy this, listen to it, and then tell your friends to buy it. Buy it for all your friends and family this holiday... or next holiday.

Its funk, its dub, its raw hip hop and danceable grooves. Fun for anyone who digs house, trip hop, downtempo grooves, rap, raggae or world music. This is my number one BEST BUY for 2004.

In case you don't know, I love music and spend a rather sizeable amount of my disposable income on CD's and concerts. Having said that, J Boogie's Dubtronic Science is in heavy rotation at my home and has been since I purchased it last year. This album has taken all of my favorite genres of music and fused them so seamlessly that all I can do when it's playing is just vibe and try not to dance too much. J Boogie incorporates jazz, real hip-hop, dub beats, and neo-soul while never losing the album's chill feel. He also has a lot of independent artists that I love on it, such as Martin Luther, Goapele, Zion I, Talib Kweli, and others. If you appreciate music like this, please buy this CD. I promise you won't be dissapointed, I haven't been.

Some of the tracks are great, other less so. The quality of the production is also uneven. Not bad altogether, but maybe he should have put more work into it before releasing it

I could attempt to explain to you why, exactly, this CD is good--write about the effortless blending of genres, the wealth of lyrical and instrumental talent brought to bear on the project, the amazing emotional vibe that the album puts out, or the masterful craftsmanship with which the DJ wields all of the above.

Or I could just say that you should buy this damn CD...right now. I know it's the easy way out, and far from being a thorough review, but it's the best I can come up with. Buy this CD. I promise that you'll be very happy with it.