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Tyrant

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The very best DJs are the ones who have the uncanny ability to move seamlessly across both time and musical genres. With Tyrant, Craig Richards & Lee Burridge prove ready to take their place with the best of them.

The first disc begins with a brief introduction warning the listener about commercialism, and swifly moves on to Peter Dildo's Physical 2000, a throbbing (pardon the pun here) little breakbeat number which sets the tone for 72 minutes or so. West coast producers of the moment, Halo Varga and Hipp-e make appearances, with Halo Varga's tribal workout Future and H-Foundation's Hear Dis Sound while breakbeat dons Mike & Charlie get feet moving with I Get Live. Disc 1 ends on a smooth house note, with tracks by DJ Foxx and the Darkhouse Family.

Disc 2 starts on a slice of vocoder deliciousness, with Illumination's Perfect Sky, and it's a steady build, with bumping basslines, heavy beats, few vocals and tweaky effects. Standout songs by DJ Garth, Bluegoose vs. Silverlining, tech-house gurus Circulation and Jerome Pacman keep heads bouncing, while classics like Freaky Chakra's Hallucifuge are evidence that a great song never really goes out of style.

Both discs are an eclectic assortment of breakbeat, house and techno, both new and classic, skillfully mixed together to create a set that defies the usual genre pigeonholes. With enough meat to satisfy the house-heads, technophiles, and breaks connoisseurs, Tyrant is a dirty romp through dance music; irreverent, bass-heavy and fun.

I saw that there was no review for this album. I didn't find it hard to believe. It's a hard to find album. I don't think it's sold on the shelves in the U.S. Anyway, it's a great double cd. One of my favorites. It's breakbeat with a lot of drums and an occasional trance-like sound. If you like someone like Steve Lawler, you will really enjoy this album. It features the popular track "Future" by Halo Varga, as well as other tracks by Layo & Bushwacka and DJ Garth. I was suprised to see a record by DJ Foxx on there. He is a great talent here in Colorado representing Denver's Casa Del Soul. All in all, a great breakbeat album that I like to jam.

The legendary Pete Tong, in the recent editon of Mixmag, rated this the best House compilation of the year saying 'it was refreshing, inventive and inspiring.

What more is there to say other then this is the one to get.

MJ