Paris (Long) [Limited Edition]

Nick Warren | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 6, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Limited Edition
• Label: Global Underground
• ASIN: B000HDRA4E
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #355,556 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Being Around You - Joey Fehrenbach

2. Behold - Joey Fehrenbach

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

43 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great album for more mature EDM tastes, March 8, 2007

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Dave L. (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Paris (Long) (Audio CD)

People will inevitably wish to compare this GU release to Nick's superb GU Shanghai release, all of his other mixes, and for that matter to just about every commercial DJ album spanning all genres of electronic dance music. In fact, that is frequently what occurs with snapshot reviews such as those posted on amazon and other sites. For example, you frequently read reviews from disappointed consumers when they realize that an album they thought was going to sound like carl cox sounds more like morcheeba. OK, I am exagerrating a bit, but you get the point. EDM fans, and EDM releases, are so diverse even within the "dance music" genre that unless you are somewhat familiar with what you are purchasing, there will inevitably be some disappointment.

In that sense, you can only really fairly compare Nick's Paris release to similar mixes. If you are exclusively a fan of 4:00 AM beat-you-over-the head-into-submission techno beats, this release is not for you. If you are exclusively a fan of modern sasha-style long, drawn out 12 minute slight build-ups with no true climax, this is not for you (that is not a knock, I'm enjoying sasha's post-modern period). Even if you are a fan of traditional, text-book 4/4 progressive house, the Paris release has its moments, but that style does not carry the day. In that sense, it is dissimilar from Shanghai, at least from Shanghai disc 1.

So, what is this mix? The first disc is extremely similar to Nick's Reyjavik CD 1. It is what it is- downtempo, atmospheric, diverse, melodic, chilled. It is moving and seemingly appeals to a much wider audience than traditional house-heads. It does not "peak" and is not for the dance floor. If you enjoy that kind of stuff, it is a masterpiece, including in all the technical mixing aspects. If you don't, well, don't waste your money. CD2 is more uptempo and is most comparable to Hernan Cattaneo's recent live mixes you can hear on Hernan's weekly London radio show. Being a big Hernan fan, if I did not know better I would think Paris CD2 is a current Hernan live mix. If I had to classify it, it is progressive house-oriented with interludes of breakbeats and yet other interludes where Nick shifts it downtempo a bit. What Nick and Hernan also seem to be frequently doing these days is choosing tracks which have the uplifting, spiritual, epic melody in the background (the kind of thing that on a grander scale I suppose is the backbone of tiesto glow-stick trance), but is done in a much more understated and tasteful manner, more as a backdrop (and of course without the 100 million BPM snaredrum crazy buildups). On Nick and Hernan's current releases this kind of backdrop is more comparable to a moving dramatic-movie soundtrack classical piece, with layers of slower 4/4 and breakbeats on top.

As much as it seemingly depresses me to state this, my clubbing days are receding further into the rearview mirror, and I guess as a function of my age (31) I no longer need the dance floor high energy craziness which I used to crave, but I still have a passion for being moved by quality EDM of varying types. Obviously its only one person's opinion, but that is where the appeal of GU Paris lies for me. Perhaps if you can identify with that, this album is for you.

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Always a treat..., March 2, 2007

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A. Ort "aorto" (Youngstown, Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Paris (Long) (Audio CD)

Nick Warren is a DJ who is been in the game for a long time. His maturity shows here and, once again, he comes at the listener with something totally different than his previous mixes. If any comparison can be made it would be closer to the opening of Disc 2 of his Reykjavik mix or the very end of his Shanghai mix. Though it's similar, it goes beyond these comparisons.

Disc 1 is, without a doubt, the most amazing downtempo, chilled-out, ambient, blissed out, dubbed out - whatever label you want to tag on it - mix I have ever heard. This isn't the coming down after a night of raving kind of chill out. This is something altogether different. It has a symphonic sound to it, big sounds, headphone friendly. It's mesmerizing, hypnotic, beautiful.

Disc 2 is a bit more uptempo but it too is mesmerizing. Don't expect trance or high BPMs to get you pumped up. This one is much more cerebral and, like Disc 1, the mixing is flawless. It took me some time to warm up to it as I had different expectations but I finally caught on and found myself carried away with the mix.

Most mixes nowadays are derivative, uninteresting, formulaic, sounding more like something from a movie soundtrack or television show theme song. The whole electronic scene has become awash in the cult of celebrity, fame and imitation that makes up so much of the popular entertainment industry. Yet every so often, an artist shines, one with genuine talent and innovation, one who kicks it up a notch and makes something memorable. Nick Warren succeeds on this CD.

Where does he find these tracks?!

Once again, Nick Warren does not disappoint.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best mix of 2007, July 4, 2007

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Cribbagio (San Francisco, California USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Paris (Long) (Audio CD)

Nick has served us a very tasty dish with this release. I have every GU album to date and this one is truly outstanding. The quality of the tracks he's selected is just top notch. Mix em all together flawlessly in the right order and you've got a recipe for some gourmet electronica. A real gem.