projectHUMAN [EXTRA TRACKS]

Dieselboy

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 19, 2002)
• Original Release Date: March 19, 2002
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Extra tracks
• Label: System Recordings
• ASIN: B000060MMK
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #58,312 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Editorial Reviews

From URB Magazine

Dieselboy is deeply invested in the sci-fi future, and he stakes his claim in the drum & bass game with cyborg sex anthems that rarely dip below 170 BPM. But while Damien Higgins is always looking ahead, he's careful not to leave fans behind. On Project Human, a mix that kicks off his new Human imprint, Philly's favorite combines a track listing that will make trainspotters cream from sharp mixing and an epic trance-inflected drum & bass sound that will drive ravers wild.

Project Human's first mission is to introduce the world to Dieselboy as producer. He premieres five tracks during the mix, including two undulating trance behemoths crafted with Joshua Ryan and two remixes as one-fifth of trance-meets-d&b collective Weapon. Fans are also treated to one absolutely firing adaptation of hip-hop group Styles of Beyond's "Subculture," where Higgins and fellow Philly native Kaos give jump-up jungle bootlegs a run for their money with rough two-stepping beats and excellent use of rap vocals. Diesel the producer is not all that different than Diesel the DJ; cold, hard, fast and furious.

The disc's second purpose is to present the newest tracks possible, and it includes numerous specially commissioned remixes from scene stalwarts like Usual Suspects, Loxy, Fierce and Ryme Tyme. The tunes are uniform quality, but with so many producers from the harder-and-faster side of things remixing each other here, parts of the mix feel like a contest to see which producer can stay hard the longest.

Vivian Host

Product Description

This is a continuous in-the-mix double CD set compiled and mixed by DJ Dieselboy. Slipcase. System label. 2002.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Sound of the Future, March 21, 2002

By	DJAnimosity (Columbus, OH) - See all my reviews

Dieselboy, the foremost drum and bass DJ in the US, has always been about the futuristic, dark sound, and this breathtaking release is no exception. "Project HUMAN" begins with an off-the-hook intro, the mix dives straight into techstep futuristic mayhem, briefly giving props to the hip-hop sound on track #3, then delving deep into a dark robotic, chaotic, digital maelstrom. This mix has some of the sickest basslines you'll ever hear, and is mixed in absolutely seamless fashion.

The second CD of the set (which, for some reason, is the only samples Amazon sees to fit to include with this release), "Side Project" contains 6 original Dieselboy cuts, and doesn't disappoint. There's some real talent on display here, complete with the same dark futuristic sound as the mixed CD portion.

Dieselboy has compiled his best release yet with "Project HUMAN" and proves why he is the leading drum 'n bass DJ in the US, if not the world. An original sound, coupled with sick beats, equals a perfect release.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW!! I'm not big into drums&bass,...but, July 22, 2003

By	M. Byer (Mountain View, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Dieselboy has matured, for sure. This album uses more than your stock snare & hat to keep the groove. The bass track on some of the earlier albums *moves* and drives. Some effects applied to the drum track also add to the motion and the rhythm. Rarely boring (like most D&B) and almost never annoying (except for the occasional vocal stuff) this album just keeps going and going. A definite "owner" for any D&B fans, and for those just getting bridging into drums&bass, you might want to check this one out.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars sick mixing, sick trax, August 12, 2002

By	"urbnsoulja" (Paris, France) - See all my reviews

Project Human could be one of the most eagerly anticipated mix cds on the US drum and bass scene. As usual, the Dieselboy has surpassed himself and transcended all prior existing facets of drum and bass. Since his first mix tape, he has always been pushing the limit of drum and bass taking it to higher levels, with harder basslines, sicker highs and the most impressive and tightest cuts around. Like on all the preceeding mix tapes, Dieselboy on Projet:HUMAN is one thing: Flawless. He has kept his own style throughout the mix while venturing out take his tek-step lineup to new heights with the obvious trance and hip hop influence. Mind you this is no UK, Marky or Hype D n' B, this not for the faint of heart. This is the mark of the US scene, a scene that is the hard hitting future of drum and bass. Big up yourself, Dieselboy. Respect.