4.0 out of 5 stars
Dark and sophisticated techno mix., May 17, 2007
This review is from: Please Please Please (Audio CD)
This is a quality mix on the Kompakt label, by German DJ Tobias Thomas. He takes us on a deep, and initially dark journey starting with some ambient techno, then minimal techno, and eventually into some groovy tech house. The melodies really begin to pick up halfway through, and perk up the initially slower and atmospheric pace he started out with.
The opening ambient tracks is superb, as is the underwater, bubbly, minimal sounds of Johannes Heil's Aquarius. The only lowpoint is the final two tracks, which are two weak vocal tracks that don't add anything to the mix, especially the cover of Fleetwood Mac's Dreams. Stevie Nicks sang an updated version with Deep Dish in 2005 (which was actually after this version was initially released) and anyone but her on vocals just doesn't cut it. The background music and this remix version sound really good, but the vocals make it sound awkward. This would have worked VERY well as an instrumental. I like to stop the mix after track 12, which is a fine Tech House remix by Ada.
Barring the last two tracks, it's well worth buying for a classy and intelligent progression through techno.
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