Phuture 2000

Carl Cox

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 29, 1999)
• Original Release Date: June 29, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Moonshine Music
• ASIN: B00000J7US
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #214,668 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
This amiable megastar Manchester house DJ has built up a solid reputation from the late 1980s. His premillennial album collaboration is a fiery mix of techno and house tunes that, while they rarely break new ground, never fall below a certain standard. Standout tracks include the funky "Black Shaolin" and the muscular, pumping "Latin Theme," both of which are featured on the soundtrack to the cult Welsh clubbing film Human Traffic. There's also the cold techno fantasy overload of "Phuture 2000," the good ol' rocksteady house groove of "Cosmic Dawn," and "The Mission," an intense, pacey collaboration with young techno-trance producer Adam Freeland. Situated amid the more crowd-pleasing rhythms, though, are some experimental tracks, like "Deeper Mind," with its grainy, warped-out feel, or the spacey acid tones of "Another Place." These show that Cox, more than a mere commercial rave DJ, is always prepared to slip in a few surprises. --Lucy O'Brien

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Critics agree - Cox should stick to mixing..., December 28, 2003

By	OverTheMoon ([e-mail]) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

This is mostly Cox's own work from start to finish. How does it pan out? Well he is one of the very few DJs to do this, but he is no Van Dyk and this album is certainly hit or miss. I think it is good to see Cox try something like this and it does show that he has a lot of musical talent but he is SOOOOOOO much better when is just hitting the decks and this is really what people want to hear. So approach with caution, even hardcore Cox fans may not like it.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars the bigger they are the harder they fall, December 27, 1999

By	Steve (PhiLLy, PA) - See all my reviews

the CD contains some realy great songs punctuated by dissapointing exploits of carl's humor such as black shoulin and other sounds that i cant remember the names of. To be honest the songs are good but just dont belong side by side and make it difficult to listen to the whole CD without getting a bit frustrated. If carl was going for a addam sandler type sound on this CD the I would like to be the first to congradulate him on successfuly doing just that. Its hard to believe that one of the most respected DJ's today would put this album together but hey the mans gotta make a living.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Very solid album, August 18, 1999

By A Customer

I bought this album mainly for one song: the Hybrid remix of "Phuture 2000". It was money well spent. Phuture 2000 has some good and not so good songs on it but overall it is a pretty good CD. Not the best that I've heard (except for the remix mentioned previously) but not the worst either.