Customer Reviews

Phuture 2000

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This is mostly Cox's own work from start to finish. How does it pan out? Well he is one of the very few DJs to do this, but he is no Van Dyk and this album is certainly hit or miss. I think it is good to see Cox try something like this and it does show that he has a lot of musical talent but he is SOOOOOOO much better when is just hitting the decks and this is really what people want to hear. So approach with caution, even hardcore Cox fans may not like it.

the CD contains some realy great songs punctuated by dissapointing exploits of carl's humor such as black shoulin and other sounds that i cant remember the names of. To be honest the songs are good but just dont belong side by side and make it difficult to listen to the whole CD without getting a bit frustrated. If carl was going for a addam sandler type sound on this CD the I would like to be the first to congradulate him on successfuly doing just that. Its hard to believe that one of the most respected DJ's today would put this album together but hey the mans gotta make a living.

I bought this album mainly for one song: the Hybrid remix of "Phuture 2000". It was money well spent. Phuture 2000 has some good and not so good songs on it but overall it is a pretty good CD. Not the best that I've heard (except for the remix mentioned previously) but not the worst either.

I can see why other reviewers said this cd was difficult to listen to due to the differences in sound between tracks. But, I think it just illustrates Carl Cox's brilliance as a dj. Even though the tracks have very different sounds, they still flow together seamlessly. You will not get bored listening to this cd. If you like hearing salsa with a techno pop, followed by reggae/hip-hop, followed by some slammin trance... then this cd is for you. ENJOY!

carl cox has been spinning for years, yet this is his first artist album released in the u.s. - it's about time. Phuture 2000 aptly demonstrates cox's wide range of influences (with 68,000 records in his personal collection ya know that's gonna be a wide range). My fave was the ragga-jungle track "black shaolin." I also loved cox's ode to disco - "dr. funk" - it's sure to get your feet moving.

I bought this CD with a destination in mind: a 70 minute drive to some slammin techno. Carl Cox is at the wheel. At first the journey starts out great. The first 2 songs were right on track, tough Detriot-style techno. Carl is slowly picking up the speed when something goes wrong, at track 3 he accidently downshifts into 3rd gear with a weak SALSA song and the car lurches viontely. He regains a bit of conrtol (but not much), then at Track 6 he notices a sign that says "Worlds biggest ball of twine next exit!" and exits going about a hundred miles an hour, nearly wrecking the car. Track 6 is a little diddy called Black Shaolin that features some idiot with a reggae-mon accent talking about shaolin kung-fu over the whole track. But dont picture cool kung-fu samples like the Wu-Tang Clan, picture Bob Marley watching the last ten minutes of a Bruce Lee flick then trying to give a speech on Shaloin Kung Fu. Carl continues to take the worst detours that include the dumbest, most repetive vocals Ive ever heard (i.e. "You shouda been smarter now you know you not harder!"). By now Carl is completely lost and wanders from third rate trip-hop to reggae to salsa to just plain garbage. Towards the last 2 tracks of the CD he finds the highway again but by now everyone is so pissed off they just wanna go home, or at least to the used CD store.

OH, this CD was a waste of money. I was very disapointed! I was expecting a great CD like all his others, but this was completely different, and in a bad way. Cheesy beats and vocals. I hated it! I wish I could return the CD and get my money back, but I can't, so hopefully I can help you from making the same mistake I did! Don't waste your money on this CD.

Phuture 2000 is tacky and dull. Cox is a superb DJ and judging by this album he should stick to that and leave composing music from scratch to other people. All of the tracks are tedious and uninventive, with the exception of maybe one or two songs- and even they're only slightly charming at best.

"World's best DJ" indeed. This man should stick to just spinning. As a composer he falls flat--all songs have the standard BOONCH BOONCH 4/4 repetitive-to-yr-skull beats, stupid vocal samples and Kraftwerk rip-offs. Nothing I haven't heard before done MUCH better. Do yrself a favor, listen to Adam X or Jeff Mills. This man BORES me. Very disappointing.

Carl Cox has been rated the number one DJ in the world and this album shows why!