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Soundscapes: Live From London

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Here's another solid house CD, this one featuring the mixing talents of David Alvarado. He maintains a sexy and soothing feel brilliantly throughout "Soundscapes." You really can't go wrong with the erotic vocal stylings of Blue Six and Pedalpusher. "Music and Wine" is already a house classic. I like the inclusion of "An American in Paris" to the mix, featuring the awesome Kevin Yost. I also really dig track # 9, "Muneca," a Latin stomper. "You are love," a Naked Music killer track also shows up here, and that's not a bad thing. This is a cool disc, and Alvarado mentions how inspired he was in compiling it. When somebody can express himself like this and share it with others, it truly does richen the musical landscape. Don't skip over this album.

"Soundscapes: Live in London" is a fantastic blend of house and Latin style music. As with most David Alvarado cd's, this one starts off mellow. When you get to track number four, "You Are Love" by Lovetronic, get ready for the perfect musical adventure. This songs mixes in house and Latin house to bring a unique sound that inspires you to dance. Track Number nine "Muneca" by Midnight Creepers is another example of a unique sound that just makes your feet move. I can't say enough good things about this album. Just cause I only mentioned 2 tracks don't get the wrong idea, this whole cd is brilliant. Play this cd at any party and watch the people just start to dance. This cd is unique like his other album Midnight Express, but very different as well. For all you House lovers out there: "this cd is the bomb." Peace Out!

Starting out the CD with some funky disco, Fred's classic vocal mix of Bran Van 3000's 'Astounded' establishes a unique sound that echoes throughout the CD. The next track is one that has kept us hitting the replay button. The deep bass, clear percussions and soothing voice of Debbie Clare enraptures a melody that is quintessential to house music. It only gets better as you go from one track to the next from the Montreal based Producer and DJ. We only reserve the rating of 10 for those CD's that define a genre, and this is one of them

After enjoying the brilliant ( a word I don't frequently use) compilation David Alvarado mixed for Guidance Recordings over and over again, I snatched this one up so fast it made the wrapper melt. I eagerly shoved it into the cd changer in my car and got ready for a journey into freaky house world. The first track started off mellow and I thought "cool", then it very ungracefully bumbled into track number 2 and I thought "okay-keep listening". Then I snoozed through tracks 3 and 4 and woke up quite pleased with 5,6, and 7. Then all hell broke loose and it turned into pop dribble and I thought "what the...?" A pretty big dissapointment unless you happen to like listening to just flat lyrics with very little house or funk whatsoever. I'm going to record the first half of this one then try to recover some of my money at a used record store.