Stateside Sessions 1: Drum & Bass

Sage | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 23, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Topaz Records
• ASIN: B00005PJ99
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #671,193 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Intro

2. Warp One

3. Control

4. Hideous Kinky

5. Just a Vision [Marcus Intalex/St Files Remix]

6. Koko [Remix]

7. We R the Ones [Remix]

8. Bombjack

9. Breathe

10. Invid [E-Sassin Remix]

11. Ancestros

12. Descent [Phunckateck Remix]

13. Agent Orange

14. Rapture

15. Nephlim [Kemal and Rob Data Mix]

16. Trance Format

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It only gets better, January 6, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Stateside Sessions 1: Drum & Bass (Audio CD)

Sage's rise to fame in the drum and bass scene has been incredibly fast. The reason is quite simple: she's that good. Now, this phenomenal DJ/DnB producer has released her first full length album. While it's impossible to capture the energy of Sage spinning live on a packed dance floor, this album does come close.

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The selection on the album is overall excellent. A number of 'Sage standards' are included in the mix, such as: 'Warp one', 'Koka', 'Just a vision' and 'Invid'. Any fan of Sage's will recognize these instantly. This album also includes some tracks fresh off the press, such as Klute's fusion of trance and DnB in 'Tranceformat'. This song alone is worth the price of the CD.

The mixing on the CD is flawless. This is no small feat considering that all mixes were recorded live (Dieselboy is probably the most famous DJ for this style of recording). As another reviewer has pointed out the mixing between Juju's 'Ancestros' and Dieselboy's 'Invid' and 'Decent' is nothing short of spectacular. The latter song is also available on Dieselboy's 6ixth Session but has a rightful place on this album since it's actually a remix by the Punckateck crew, which Sage is a member of. It's a testament to the skillful mixing on this CD that it includes a good variety of drum and bass tracks and manages to keep it all together in perfect harmony (compare 'Bombjack' with 'Tranceformat').

Bottom line(s)

If you're in the hardstep/techstep crew you'll definitely like this album. If you like Dieselboy or DJ Dara you will love this album. And if you don't like it the first time you listen, listen again - it only gets better!

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Damn this girl gots skills, November 27, 2001

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"photonninja" (Clarksville,TN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stateside Sessions 1: Drum & Bass (Audio CD)

This girl has got mad skills on the tables. She makes most D&B DJs tremble at her feet. If you like drum and bass on a vocal tip, this is the CD for you. The track selection is awesome and I like how she throws in a Dieselboy track in her mix. Her style is west coast jungle, like Hive and UFO!