Mixed Live

Donald Glaude | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 26, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Moonshine Music
• ASIN: B00005J71A
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #64,570 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #94 in Music > Indie Music > Dance & DJ > Techno-House

Track Listings

1. Horny Hustle - Twisted Pair

2. La Pinata Contraataca

3. Soul Cha Cha - Donald Glaude

4. Make U Mine - Nick Holder

5. Get On My Camel - Paul Johnson

6. Fine Ladies Only - Kelly Reverb vs. Serfio Techini

7. Robo Funk - David Garcia & Tony B!

8. Darkness Falls - Filter Science

9. Get Up (It Doesn't Matter) - Antoine Clamaran presents D-Plac

10. Chaos Bringer - Jelo

11. Classic City Disco - Clay Ivey

12. Effective - Jelo

13. Pistolwhip - Joshua Ryan

14. The Devil - Indart, Wally & Kucho

15. Player Three - Player Three

16. Synthetic - Onionz & Master D

17. Shake It Up - Smitty & Davenport

18. To The Soul - Donald Glaude

Editorial Reviews

18 original tracks

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Donald Glaude rules, and you can tell him I said so, August 14, 2001

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ravecrusader - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mixed Live (Audio CD)

Donald Glaude's story is a great inspiration to DJs everywhere. He started out in the late 80's with a miss matched set of turntables and a Radio Shack mixer. An amazingly humble beginning for one of the best DJs in the world. He is without a doubt the best DJ I have ever seen spin live. He is a one-man show: dancing, bumping and pumping the crowd to insanity. He has a club residency here in Vegas at Utopia. I try to catch him every month when he comes through and I am never disappointed in his sets. He is phenomenal.

He is the epitome of the House Techno movement and deserves recognition for his fantastic influence. His skills in his own words; "It's off the hook!"

Now, there is no recording method available yet to really capture the type of performance that Donald Glaude gives live. This is about the best you can get. He is a master of working the crowd for every little bit of energy that they can spare. His mixing skills are flawless and his scratching is infectious. If this CD does not, at least, make you tap your foot than check your pulse... You might be dead. It is fast and furious and the speed slowly increases to a fantastic climax right around track 13. That would be "pistol whip" by Joshua Ryan if memory serves. What a ride!

If there is anything I love about the "Mixed Live" series it is hearing the crowd go wild. I think it gives you a better connection to the mindset of the DJ. After all, the DJ is just working the crowd. A good DJ will stay about a half a step ahead of the crowd and give what they want. You can hear it in this CD from the first second when you hear the crowd rhythmically chanting "Donald, Donald..." There is no doubt that this club was having a great time.

But I digress, and put my disclaimer here. This is a great CD but don't just take my word for it. What do I know anyway? Check it out for yourself and make your own opinions. :)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Refreshing, energetic and engaging mix, January 8, 2002

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Orphelius Q. Witherspoon (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mixed Live (Audio CD)

At first, this disc was a shock to my ears: I'm used to slow-building, Digweed-style trance. Glaude, in contrast, starts things out at full speed, and gets faster. But besides the fact that it took me a little time to catch up to this mix, it was simply amazing, with a relentless sense of energy that I just haven't found elsewhere. The studio mixes I'm used to may be technically perfect, but they're missing the kind of frenzied charisma that I found in this mix.

There are some astounding moments here, namely "Get On My Camel" into "Fine Ladies Only," and "Effective" into "Pistolwhip." Glaude's jaw-dropping mix of Pistolwhip is, if I'm not mistaken, the sound of a DJ bursting into a ball of flame.

Unless you absolutely hate electronic music, it's tough not to enjoy this.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Doesn't capture him well enough, July 28, 2001

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sikkboyy (not from Romford :() - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mixed Live (Audio CD)

Donald Glaude is by far my favorite DJ, but his skills aren't as evident in this CD as I'd probably like them to be. I've seen Donald about 5 times this year alone, and what he does on the decks is simply amazing. It seems this mix was during a transition where he was getting new stuff into his bag, as he didn't include his signiature mix of Aretha Franklin's "R-E-S-P-E-C-T" that he'd scratch for a good 2 or 3 minutes to send the crowd into a frenzy, or something like "PYT," an old school track that not a whole lot of DJs can drop onto the decks and still have the crowd in the palm of their hands.

What you get in this CD is some really funky house and some great tech house tunes that simply don't get enough respect. Joshua Ryan's "Pistolwhip" track is definitely making the rounds on a lot of DJ lists, and that's probably the track on this album where Donald's style is most evident. The middle of the disc is funky and enjoyable, and this album also includes a couple of tracks by the man himself that showcase what he's done with his new label adventure Respect Recordings ... How many times can I say "respect" when talking about Donald Glaude? Not enough. And while this CD nowhere near showcases what this man does inside of clubs or raves (the "R" word), it's a good enough start for someone who wants to try something other than what the dance scene usually offers...trance(the "T" word).