Customer Reviews

South America

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(0)
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1 star:		(1)

 

 

It?s blindingly obvious by now that there are just too many DJs out there, and entirely too many mixes to wade through. And yet so many of these high profile spinners, proudly touting ten thousand-plus record collections, still stick us with a staggering amount of filler drum tracks and incidental pieces notable only for blending seamlessly into the next. Is it too much to expect a dozen engaging cuts these days?

At least Paul Oakenfold?s Perfecto-picked buddy Hernan Cattaneo chooses songs which refuse to noodle off into the background. Careening through proper progressive house doozies ?After 2? and ?Storyreel,? full-on emotive anthems with tough backing, to novelty hooker ode ?You Are Sleeping,? and sizzling acid house ?The Search,? he?s selected (gasp) actual records to play, even if duff vocal ?No More Ghosts,? and so-5-years-ago-vogue NASA recording ?The Way? are dragged along in the process.

Thankfully disc two earns your cash, leading with the rapturous tones of Shmuel Flash 5-star ?Chilling Moments? an accordion and chimes-filled operatic vision that harks back to the blissful trance of days gone by. Hot on those heels, the conga-percussion ?Lights Out,? warm electro ?Western Nights? and spellbinding trifecta of ?Walking on Fire,? massively dubbed out ?Headstrong? and epic closer ?Numb? reworked by Bedrock production engineer Nick Muir send this set into stereo rewind.

Disc 1: 3 stars Disc 2: 5 stars

I picked this disc up some time ago on a whim after seeing him open up for Paul Oakenfold. The music he spins is incredible and so smooth live!! This mix really is spectacular from beginning to end. It shows how talented he truly is by combining sexy deep house with groovy trance magic. The result is pure listening bliss. "No more ghosts" is a haunting opener and brings things on rather well. About half way through we are aroused from the deep grooves by the song "You are Sleeping" a chilling reminder of the harsh realities of life. Cattaneo then takes us deeper into progressive bliss. Disc 2 has a different feel to it but has the same effect: blazing, sweet tunes that get me up and wanting to dance! If you like progressive house Hernan is the man. Cheers!!

I too bought this on a whim because it was a Perfecto. Perfecto it is!
You know how they say you should cook a lobster over a low flame and gradually raise the temperature? Cattaneo sets out to cook you the same way. Deep, dark, steamy, smooth and sexy, the rhythms of this double set are delightfully hypnotic. While the second of the two discs is where the main action is, the first disc sets you up nice and slow, and you get really cooking on the second. It's a good set-up and a great buy. I believe that Deep Dish's, "Moscow," is a great companion album to this one.

Why is Hernan Cattaneo the only DJ other than Paul Van Dyk continually coming out with introspective albums every time he leaves the studio? This album is just sick with it. Too bad no one comes to Cleveland Ohio to SPIN, otherwise I'd have seen Hernan everytime he'd come, no matter what. He's that good. Walking On Fire is the best track on this superb album. And don't let Perfecto labeling fool you, Oakenfold hasn't rubbed off his mainstream garbage dance music influence on Hernan. Thank god! This album is a must have.

What a beautiful, intelligent, hard, heart pumping piece of work! This album is absolutely fantastic. Great way to slow down some of the song just a tiny bit and then work them back up to a frenzy. I'll be watching for more releases from Hernan Cattaneo. Awesome, awesome, awesome job! A+

I've never been overly impressed with Hernan Cattaneo. Although easily one of the better DJ's out of South America, I find his sets and style a little too copy-catish (especially his earlier commerical releases like this one).
Disc 1 is nicely mixed, but the track selection was overall average. It unfortunately included some of my least favorite tracks. "You Are Sleeping" reers its ugly head once again and once again damages yet another set.
Disc 2 on the other hand is excellent. 75 minutes of music comprised of just nine tracks...unless you are a MOS Athems or The Annual fan...you have to love that. The track selection itself and the layout is fantastic. I could have done with stronger substitutes for "Topaz" and "My Lexicon", but the flanking duo "Chilling Moments" and "Lights Out" and the superbly chosen final 3 tracks "Walking on Fire", "Headstrong" and "Numb" devour these weak tracks with final result being a stong set for Henan Cattaneo.

Disc 1 gets 3/5 stars and disc 2, 4.5/5 stars.

Great unique sound - a must in trance appreciation, the best tracks in my opinion are the last 3 on the 2nd CD.

So happy with this used cd which was like new and it had the hit "you are sleeping" which is a good track! i haven't heard from him lately,but the double album is good and has some good tracks if your into Progressive house then buy this cd from Amazon!

Brillinant mixing and selections, just go and get it.

One star is very generous in my opinion. The first couple of songs sound great. Progressive and dark. It sounded promising. Then as we progressed further into the cd, Hernan Cattaneo shifted toward flamey mainstream music. Save your money.