Beats Electronica UK

Beats Electronica UK

Editorial Reviews
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Add "new school breaks" to the ever elongating list of electronica subgenres; Beats Electronica UK is the primer. What's new? The scene emerging from London clubs with forerunners Barge Charge, Subphonic, Freq'Nasty, and Tsunami One--all spun on this disc by shining star DJ Dave Tipper. The school is hi-NRG '90s acid house flavored with cameos of retro scratching and Miami supersubsonic bass belched out at nearly visible decibels. The breaks return to graspable midtempo snare and high hat that only occasionally spatter a round or two of drum & bass for emphasis. The climax on this album occurs when track 5, Subphonic's "Buzzed," lurks and lurches with a sloshy melody suspended by a driving drum loop, then crescendos midway into wide-open phasers, old-school scratching, and subliminal vocal samples. Suddenly it collapses into track 6, Semi-Detached's "Bassline"--a frenzy of bombastic rhythm loops that just doesn't quit. You won't have to work to find the groove here. Listen to this recording sitting still, and you'll still sweat. --Beth Bessmer

Tracks:

Because I Got High - Afroman
So Fresh, So Clean - OutKast
Karma Hotel - Spooks
Breathe & Stop - Q-Tip
Suntoucher - Groove Armada
Heroes [Kruder's Long Loose Bossa] - Roni Size
Weekend Starts Here - Fatboy Slim
Mutant Jazz - MK Ultra,
Sensual Women - The Herbaliser
Jackal [The Illest Mix] - Dana Bryant, Ronny Jordan
Turtle Soup [Wagon Christ Mix] - DJ Food
Blow Your Mind - Jamiroquai
Java Jam - Tim "Love" Lee
Gritty Shaker - David Holmes
Mather (The Original Indian Vibes)
I Love My Man - Bent
Star Catching Girl [Soulside Mix] - Brother Brown,
Glockenspiel [Schill Out Mix] - Schiller
Pasilda [Afterlife Mix] - Afro Medusa
So Lonely [Chillout Mix] - Jakatta

Tracks:

Prix Choc - Etienne de Crecy
Romeo [Acoustic] - Basement Jaxx
Once Around the Block [Andy Votel Mix] - Badly Drawn Boy
Capitalismo Foraneo - Gotan Project
Slip Inside This House [Album Version] - Primal Scream
Suzanne's Jam - Jacko Peake,
Indra - Thievery Corporation
Sun [Kossin Mix] - Slusnik Luna
Revival - Martine Girault
Made in the Shade
Kota - Bonobo
Skyscraper - Kinobe
Natural Blues - Moby
Finally [Ibizarre Mix] - Kings of Tomorrow, Julie McKnight
Elle et Moi - Max Berlin,
Exploration - Karminsky Experience
Sunset - Nitin Sawhney
Rapture [Soulside Mix] - iio
Guitarra G [Chillout Mix] - Banda Sonora Original, G Club
Argha Noah - Nightmares on Wax

Album Description

2002 compilation featuring 40 tracks, Afroman 'Because I Got High', Outkast 'So Fresh, So Clean', Spooks 'Karma Hotel', Q-Tip 'Breathe & Stop', Groove Armada 'Suntoucher', Roni Size 'Heroes' (Kruder's Long Loose Bossa), Fatboy Slim 'The Weekend Starts Her

Album Details

The Definitive Late Night Soundtrack for all the Tokers Out There, a Mix of Laid Back Hip Hop and Funky Chillout Tracks to Nod Your Head To. It Includes Afroman's Freaky Homage to the Lifestyle, Lazy Hip Hop from Spooks, Groove Armada and Outkast, Stripped Down Mixes of Badly Drawn Boy and Roni Size, plus the Superb Acoustic Mix of "Romeo" and Martine Girault's Classic "Revival". Over Two Hours of Proper Lounge Music.

Average customer rating:

don't let the title fool you!

Beats Electronica UK
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Music Club
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Drum & Bass | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B000009Q26
Release Date: 1998-08-18

Tracks:

Hold The Bunker - Barge Charge
Step Dragon - Subphonic
It's About That Time - Ils
Twister (Bass Mix) - Tipper
Buzzed - Subphonic
Bassline - Semi-Detached
Under Glass - Freq' Nasty
Future - Semi-Detached
No.43 With Steamed Rice - Tsunami One
Friendly Fire - Subphonic

Amazon.com

Add "new school breaks" to the ever elongating list of electronica subgenres; Beats Electronica UK is the primer. What's new? The scene emerging from London clubs with forerunners Barge Charge, Subphonic, Freq'Nasty, and Tsunami One--all spun on this disc by shining star DJ Dave Tipper. The school is hi-NRG '90s acid house flavored with cameos of retro scratching and Miami supersubsonic bass belched out at nearly visible decibels. The breaks return to graspable midtempo snare and high hat that only occasionally spatter a round or two of drum & bass for emphasis. The climax on this album occurs when track 5, Subphonic's "Buzzed," lurks and lurches with a sloshy melody suspended by a driving drum loop, then crescendos midway into wide-open phasers, old-school scratching, and subliminal vocal samples. Suddenly it collapses into track 6, Semi-Detached's "Bassline"--a frenzy of bombastic rhythm loops that just doesn't quit. You won't have to work to find the groove here. Listen to this recording sitting still, and you'll still sweat. --Beth Bessmer

Customer Reviews:

don't let the title fool you!.......1999-03-18

I thought "Electronica" - well, okay, I'll give it a shot. I was TOTALLY surprised. This CD has some massive tracks onnit. I think it really edges towards some type of trance/breakz rather than big beat. It says that it's the emerging Big Beat sound of the UK, but this is nothing like FBS, Monkey Mafia, or Propellerheads (as you might expect).

There is some phenomenal scratching and some beatz that will kick you in yer butt and demand you dance!

Tracks:

Puppy Phat Numer One - Lo Fidelity Allstars
Devil In Sports Casual - Midfield General
Where You Goin', Chicken? - Sparky Lightbourne
Train jam - Req
Darn (Cold Way O Lovin') - Super Collider
(I Need The) Disko Doktor - Space Raiders
Sho Nuff - Fatboy Slim
I Came Here To Get Ripped - Dr. Bone
66 Meters - Indian Ropeman
Fallen - Cut La Roc
Film Music - Electrelane
Devil In Sports Casual (Fatboy Slim Remix) - Midfield General

Amazon.com

Now that big beat's moment is over and everyone knows that the Chemical Brothers and Fatboy Slim didn't save rock & roll but reinvented it as a crunchy electronic beat, what next? Listeners still clinging to that brief moment of bang-it-out glory can take heart in this compilation, featuring more than a few masters of meaty rolling beats and muscly bass lines with enough power to bench-press a whole frat house. Lo-Fidelity Allstars jump-start the joint, while Midfield General turn in a hip-hop jam. In general this comp's a slower affair than usual, with hip-hop figuring heavily, though Sparky Lightbourne gets all discoed out. Funky appearances from the Fat One and Space Raiders further fill out this collection from the quintessential Big Beat label, Skint, continuing the phat, phunky tradition. --Tricia Romano

Customer Reviews:

Excellent!.......2000-05-27

This is a great mix of different styles. I picked it up because I have really enjoyed what I have heard from the Lo-Fidelity Allstars as well as Fatboy Slim. The track I think is one of the best on here is Sho Nuff from Fatboy Slim. He redid a 70s track I believe that is quite fun! I also enjoyed the liner notes that gave some background for every song on the compilation. A good listen!

Big Beats from Brassic...?.......2000-03-22

Big Beat music at it's best? Only some bigbeats rock this CD but only one can judge for him/her self-- However, I enjoyed this release due to the variety of techno displayed in this release. From breakbeats, to big beats, and back again, this album is filled with great artists and energy. So if you are one of those techno enthusiasts out there this is a definite buy.

Hasn't been out of my CD player since I bought it!.......2000-03-21

I read a review of this in CMJ, which rated this very highly, and I have to say that review was right on. This is an excellent sampler, with a wide variety of neat and different sounds. My favorites include the first three: 1. Puppy Phat Number One - Lo Fidelity Allstars; 2. Devil In Sports Casual - Midfield General; 3. Where You Goin', Chicken? - Sparky Lightbourne. Particularly that third one, with its weird "Where you going Chicken-Licken ..." vocal. Skint records has made it a point to pioneer less-known techno artists and unusual styles, and this album is a great showcase.

Here and there. . ........2000-03-11

I read about this CD in "Stuff" magazine, Maxim's little offshoot. . .and it said this CD was really dope, Fatboy Slim and other DJ's doing their stuff. I have to say, for a techno enthusiast, most of these songs are definitely cool - cutting edge in terms of music. Some of them are a little weird, I like dance music more than like. . .mellow techno. . .? But, overall, a good buy.

Average customer rating:

Funked Up & Freaked Out

Manufacturer: Chocolate Fireguard Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CAACDI
Release Date: 2003-12-23

Tracks:

Beats for Cheats
Funked Up and Freaked Out
NFA
Kamikaze
Beats for Cheats (Cheat Beat Manifesto remix - Germander Speedwe

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Maui

Manufacturer: Chocolate Fireguard
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CAACBA
Release Date: 2003-12-02

Tracks:

Intro
Don't Stop The Music
Space People (A&Rlien)
Terrorists
Sicfuck
Maui
Bankjob
Swans
Funked Up And Freaked Out
Beats For Cheats
Tic
NFA
Faith

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