Squaredancing in a Roundhouse
Editorial Reviews
From URB Magazine
For those who might not know, Derrick Carter is a true superstar DJ. He swans around the globe, jet-setting from five-star hotels to designer boutiques to the most exclusive clubs and parties to play records for the world's most beautiful people, all because his mixing skills are akin to Michael Jordan's basketball abilities at his prime. Stories of Carter slaying crowds with his Jedi-like DJ powers are legendary, with tales of impossibly long mixes being flawlessly executed passed around the underground like candy. Like the time in college when a friend dragged me out of a club to sit in his car and listen to a jaw-dropping mix of Plastikman's "Spastik" under Sheila E.'s "Glamorous Life" that Carter had just pulled off in Toronto. He's got it like that.
Then he has the audacity, the unmitigated gall to be just as brutal in the recording studio, knocking out red-hot tracks and remixes like nobody's business. So unlike the legions of great producers who can't spin their laundry dry to strong DJs whose tracks, well, suck, Carter can do it both ways — and well. Perpetuating his signature juxtaposition of banging, bottom-heavy bass bounce with spacey effects and trippy vocals (and yes, the boy can sing, too), DJs get ugly like fashionistas at a Diesel half-off sale to get his wax in their bags. I still get misty at the memory of finding a mint copy of his remix for the Beloved's "Ease the Pressure" at a ridiculously low price at the store across the street from MTV's "Real World 11" pad in Chicago over on North Avenue. Sigh.
But I digress. We're here to announce the arrival of the long-awaited debut artist outing from our hero, an album that's been in the making long enough for fans and critics alike to wonder if it would ever see the light of day. Now that it's here, everyone can exhale and let the celebrations begin: It's the bomb, kids.
Opening with the disco dissertation "Boompty Boomp Theme," Squaredancing in a Roundhouse is the rare house long-player that actually lives up to the title of being an album, not just a collection of tracks (or even worse, a sleepy, sloppy mess of "experimentation"). Without betraying the dance floor (or your nerves), Carter exploits his panoramic range of influences, where Prince, Jamie Principle and Psychic TV all happily run rampant. He plays the BPMs like a stick shift in a tricked-out sports car, going from zero to "Oh shit!" in no time at all. Even seemingly simple dance tracks like "Do You Believe?" come loaded with extras, like chicken-picked guitar lines that should have those glittery cowboy hats flying all over the club. Yeee-ha! He makes Principle proud with lots of heartfelt and effective vocals, like on the existentially groovy "If I." By the time the raucous "Where You At?" rolls around, the party's definitely on, and there's still the sexy "All Dreams Collide" and a bumping "Rhythm Machine" on deck. Boompty boomp indeed.
Scott Sterling
Product Description
Chicago house producer/ DJ legend Derrick L. Carter releases his debut artist album for the label he co-owns, Classic Recordings, putting an end to the five-year long wait for fans. The 15 track opus features entirely fresh material, alongside 2002 versions of recent releases, all of which are available on CD for the first time. Squaredancing in a Round House perfectly encapsulates everything that DC is about - from the old school Chicago anthem 'If I...' through the sassy, 1920's inspired 'Do You Believe' to the new-wave jackin' grooves of 'Where You At?' Slipcase.
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ASIN: B00006I4E6 Release Date: 2002-10-15 |
Tracks:
Product Description
1. Boompty Boomp Theme
2. Hollow Clash Of Marionettes, The
3. Do You Believe?
4. If I
5. Birthday Song (For Andy)
6. Cats Paws
7. Friends Talk
8. Where You At?
9. New Wave Punk Out
10. All Dreams Collide
11. While Corey Slept...
12. Hope, A
13. Rhythm Machine
14. Legacy
15. Squaredancing In A Roundhouse
Format: CD
Customer Reviews:
Awwwwwwww, boompty boomp........2004-04-10
very funky, very interesting, very cool.......2003-05-01
very funky, very interesting, very cool.......2003-05-01
Not worth it........2003-04-07
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