Stateside Sessions 2: Drum & Bass

Empress | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 13, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Topaz Records
• ASIN: B0000695QH
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #767,361 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Slow Motion

2. Issues [Dylan RMX]

3. Beat Box

4. 5 Faces [Vectorburn RMX]

5. Slanked

6. Skin

7. It's Cool to Dance

8. Tambor

9. Transit 3

10. B Negative

11. Tech Has Taken Over Me

12. Recharged [Black Sun Empire RMX]

13. Creature

14. CZR RMX

15. Eggplant

16. Oxygen Mask

17. Houston

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars cute package, but contents drone, December 14, 2003

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VZM "avid reader" (NYC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stateside Sessions 2: Drum & Bass (Audio CD)

i thought this cd would be excellent, like those i have heard from other outstanding NYC djs like Dara or Reid Speed. unfortunately, it is not- in my opinion. the tracks selected are boring - played all together the way she does it. maybe each one alone might be tolerable, if juxtaposed with some more complex rhythms or some melody, vocals, anything! but it seems like one long boring clanking track all the way through. she attempts variation with track 2 but goes nowhere with it. i was extremely disapointed. no real melody or variation here, just unoriginal, unspirited dark middle of the road D&B.

5.0 out of 5 stars The girl is simply amazing., December 6, 2003

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erik (APO, AE USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stateside Sessions 2: Drum & Bass (Audio CD)

This mix is great. Starts out incredibly mellow, almost an ambient track, then builds up and hits full force. It continues to swell and ebb the length of the disc. She has a good feel for her music, and places the tracks well. If you want an intro to some of the more technical dnb, pick this up you'll enjoy it; if you already know what you like, the track listings speak for themselves. Sessions 2 is on my heavy rotation list of cd's. And, she's pleasing on the eyes to boot!

3.0 out of 5 stars Definitely not the WORST D'n'B artist around!, September 14, 2002

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"junglecollector420" (Clarksville, Tennessee United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stateside Sessions 2: Drum & Bass (Audio CD)

There are many fine drum and bass artists in the world and no matter what someone tells you or a review tells you about Empress, she is awesome at what she does, though it is out of the ordinary. Empress's style is a bit on the tweeked side of drum and bass, which is not for the majority of jungle fans. She throws down a great little mix here for everyone to enjoy, though I am sure this mix is not the best I have ever heard from her. If you like female drum and bass, you should also look for Sage, Reid Speed, Miss K, and Dazee to quench your rinsing thirst.