Customer Reviews

Mixed Illusions

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This album is a definate must have. Overall the vocals are hipnotic and the mellow instrumental musicianship is awesome! I recently got the chance to see Soulstice at the DNA Lounge in San Francisco and I must say it was a very moving experience. Get this album now! And if you can see them live...don't miss the chance to do so.

This is byfar one of the best remix CD's i've ever encountered...(maybe next to A Tribe Called Quest's "Revised Quest For The Seasoned Travellers) Major Standouts are DJ Spinna's remix of "The Reason" and J Boogie's "Illusion" remix. but there's something for everyone...Drum n Bass, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Trip Hop, House and others...A MUST HAVE for any SOULSTICE / MORCHEEBA / SUPREME BEINGS OF LEISURE / PORTISHEAD or just any TRIP HOP Fans out there... WiZerdly deVoted...Henry C

Soulstice has been rocking my world VERY recently. I just got into them and heard this remix album, LORD it is soooo tight. Every song on here bumps, and almost every single track has refreshing, very NEW ideas. The production is sooooo amazing. Wow. JEEPERS!
I flip out so much because of the garage-2step stuff goin on in Lockdown, that first track, which as far as I can tell is NOT a remix, just a little gift that Soulstice threw in because they are so nice. A couple of the other later tracks we've got crazy syncopation in the rhythm, which is what I'm all about at this point in time. And as far as hiphop goes, anything with dj spinna on it gets me going crazy.
Get the original too just to understand the beauty of Soulstice, plus their respective remixers.

This is a great CD. It's worth it for the Johnny Fiasco remix of "Lovely" alone. But believe me, the other tracks are awesome, too.

This is definitely a very interesting album. Whoever likes Sade will like the singer's warm alto tone. It's a great CD for creating atmosphere in the evening.

However, for my taste the production is slightly over-ambitious, especially towards the end where too many ideas have been stuffed into one song. I think a versatile and experienced producer could have helped with trimming the album down to it's essence - and could have then created another album with the edits...

On the whole, if you like electronica - absoluety worth purchasing.

A great remixed version of the original CD. The quality of the remixes here is superb !!! You will find elements of HOUSE, TRIP-HOP, DRUM N' BASS, and BREAKS all wrapped inside an incredibly sexy voice. You don't come across this kind of quality very often. Your lounge/downtempo collection needs this CD. Get it !

Please note that the only reason I gave this CD 4 stars (and not 5) is the fact that I liked the original version better than this remixed one.

I remember desperately trying to rip the packaging off this cd after waiting outside of Tower Records @ midnight. I ran to my car, popped it in my discman, pushed play, and glanced at the cd cover. The 1st and only new track, Lockdown, definitely satisfied the need to hear something fresh from this very talented group. The remixes are great, I especially loved the J Boogie mix of Illusion. Best of all, like the original cd-Illusion, it didn't stick to one genre. If you've bought Illusion this is a must have.

This album is a definate must have. Overall the vocals are hipnotic and the mellow instrumental musicianship is awesome! I recently got the chance to see Soulstice at the DNA Lounge in San Francisco and I must say it was a very moving experience. Get this album now! And if you can see them live...don't miss the chance to do so.